Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations · full text below reproduced from the eCFR, revision of 2026-07-01.
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eCFR records 6 amendments to § 4.71a since 2016-12-14 (the versioner’s floor is 2016-12-14). Each row is a word-level comparison of the section’s text before and after that date; the date links to the text as amended on eCFR, where the earlier version is one click back in time. Why it matters: the version in force when a claim was filed or decided can govern it, and a liberalizing change can carry its own effective date (38 CFR 3.114).
| Amended | Words | What changed (first differing passage) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-14 | +53 / −14 | was: f, or g, 38 CFR 3.350(b) M1/2 Code M-5, 38 CFR 3.350 (f)(1)(x)now: f, or g, 38 CFR 3.350(b) M 1 ⁄ 2 Code M-5, 38 CFR 3.350 (f)(1)(x) |
| 2021-02-09 | +327 / −104 | was: § 4.71a Schedule of ratings - musculoskeletal system. Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Diseasesnow: § 4.71a Schedule of ratings—musculoskeletal system. Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Diseases · codes near the change: 5242, 5243, 5244, 5269, 5270, 5276 |
| 2021-02-08 | +1,243 / −643 | was: Schedule of ratings - musculoskeletal system. Link to an amendment published at 85 FR 76460, Nov. 30, 2020. Link to a correction published at 85 FR 85523, Dec. 29, 2020. Link to a correction published at 86 FR 8142, Feb. 4, … · codes near the change: 5002, 5003, 5004, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012 |
| 2021-02-04 | +12 / −0 | now: 85 FR 85523, Dec. 29, 2020. Link to a correction published at 86 FR 8142, Feb. 4, 2021. Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Diseases Rating · codes near the change: 8142 |
| 2020-12-29 | +12 / −0 | now: at 85 FR 76460, Nov. 30, 2020. Link to a correction published at 85 FR 85523, Dec. 29, 2020. Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Diseases |
| 2020-11-30 | +12 / −0 | now: Schedule of ratings - musculoskeletal system. Link to an amendment published at 85 FR 76460, Nov. 30, 2020. Acute, Subacute, or Chronic Diseases Rating |
Source note: [29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, as amended at 34 FR 5062, Mar. 11, 1969; 40 FR 42536, Sept. 15, 1975; 41 FR 11294, Mar. 18, 1976; 43 FR 45350, Oct. 2, 1978; 51 FR 6411, Feb. 24, 1986; 61 FR 20439, May 7, 1996; 67 FR 48785, July 26, 2002; 67 FR 54349, Aug. 22, 2002; 68 FR 51456, Aug. 27, 2003; 69 FR 32450, June 10, 2004; 80 FR 42041, July 16, 2015; 85 FR 76460, Nov. 30, 2020, 85 FR 85523, Dec. 29, 2020, 86 FR 8142, Feb. 4, 2021]
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