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38 CFR § 4.130 — Schedule of ratings—Mental disorders

Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations · full text below reproduced from the eCFR, revision of 2026-07-01.

In practice: The mental disorders general rating formula — symptom examples are illustrative, not a checklist (Mauerhan).

Regulation text

The nomenclature employed in this portion of the rating schedule is based upon the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) (see § 4.125 for availability information). Rating agencies must be thoroughly familiar with this manual to properly implement the directives in § 4.125 through § 4.129 and to apply the general rating formula for mental disorders in § 4.130. The schedule for rating for mental disorders is set forth as follows:

Source note: [79 FR 45100, Aug. 4, 2014]

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