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§ 4.21 Application of rating schedule

The full text of 38 CFR 4.21, one of the general rules in VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities.

In view of the number of atypical instances it is not expected, especially with the more fully described grades of disabilities, that all cases will show all the findings specified. Findings sufficiently characteristic to identify the disease and the disability therefrom, and above all, coordination of rating with impairment of function will, however, be expected in all instances.

[41 FR 11293, Mar. 18, 1976]

Regulation text current as of October 16, 2026.

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