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Diplopia (double vision)
Diagnostic code 6090 · Eye · 38 CFR 4.79
Rating criteria: the exact regulation text
Quoted from 38 CFR 4.79. The "Rating" column is the percentage VA assigns for that level.
| Criteria | Equivalent visual acuity |
|---|---|
| 6090 Diplopia (double vision): | |
| (a) Central 20 degrees | 5/200 (1.5/60) |
| (b) 21 degrees to 30 degrees | |
| (1) Down | 15/200 (4.5/60) |
| (2) Lateral | 20/100 (6/30) |
| (3) Up | 20/70 (6/21) |
| (c) 31 degrees to 40 degrees | |
| (1) Down | 20/200 (6/60) |
| (2) Lateral | 20/70 (6/21) |
| (3) Up | 20/40 (6/12) |
| Note: In accordance with 38 CFR 4.31, diplopia that is occasional or that is correctable with spectacles is evaluated at 0 percent. |
Where else the regulation mentions this code
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Note (2): Separately evaluate eye involvement occurring as a manifestation of Graves' Disease as diplopia (DC 6090); impairment of central visual acuity (DCs 6061-6066); or under the most appropriate DCs in § 4.79.
Under diagnostic code 7900 (Hyperthyroidism, including, but not limited to, Graves' disease)
Note (3): If eye involvement, such as exophthalmos, corneal ulcer, blurred vision, or diplopia, is also present due to thyroid disease, also separately evaluate under the appropriate diagnostic code(s) in § 4.79, Schedule of Ratings—Eye (such as diplopia (DC 6090) or impairment of central visual acuity (DCs 6061-6066)).
Related codes in the regulation
- 7900 Hyperthyroidism, including, but not limited to, Graves' diseaseMentioned together
- 7903 HypothyroidismMentioned together
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Where this comes from
38 CFR 4.79, VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities, from the official eCFR.
Regulation text current as of October 16, 2026.
Change history for this code (38 CFR Part 4, Appendix A): Criterion September 22, 1978; criterion September 12, 1988.
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