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Peripheral Nerves DBQ: Official VA Form
Find VA's public Peripheral Nerves Disability Benefits Questionnaire, its scope notes and 63 related diagnostic-code references.
The public Peripheral Nerves Disability Benefits Questionnaire records medical information for VA evaluation. The form itself provides its current questions, definitions, examination and clinician requirements. A completed form is evidence; it does not establish service connection or guarantee an evaluation.
Peripheral Nerves Form
Form Scope And Qualifications
- Excludes diabetic sensory-motor peripheral neuropathy; the official directory lists a separate form for that subject.
Related Diagnostic Code Subjects
63 code subjects are associated with this form in this educational directory. These editorial subject associations are not official VA assignments, and the form may not be appropriate for every examination or claim.
- DC 8510: Upper radicular group, paralysis
- DC 8511: Middle radicular group, paralysis
- DC 8512: Lower radicular group, paralysis
- DC 8513: All radicular groups, paralysis
- DC 8514: Musculospiral nerve (radial), paralysis
- DC 8515: Median nerve, paralysis
- DC 8516: Ulnar nerve, paralysis
- DC 8517: Musculocutaneous nerve, paralysis
- DC 8518: Circumflex nerve, paralysis
- DC 8519: Long thoracic nerve, paralysis
- DC 8520: Sciatic nerve, paralysis
- DC 8521: External popliteal nerve (common peroneal), paralysis
- DC 8522: Musculocutaneous nerve (superficial peroneal), paralysis
- DC 8523: Anterior tibial nerve (deep peroneal), paralysis
- DC 8524: Internal popliteal nerve (tibial), paralysis
- DC 8525: Posterior tibial nerve, paralysis
- DC 8526: Anterior crural nerve (femoral), paralysis
- DC 8527: Internal saphenous nerve, paralysis
- DC 8528: Obturator nerve, paralysis
- DC 8529: External cutaneous nerve of thigh, paralysis
- DC 8530: Ilio-inguinal nerve, paralysis
- DC 8610: Neuritis, upper radicular group
- DC 8611: Neuritis, middle radicular group
- DC 8612: Neuritis, lower radicular group
- DC 8613: Neuritis, all radicular group
- DC 8614: Neuritis, musculospiral (radial) nerve
- DC 8615: Neuritis, median nerve
- DC 8616: Neuritis, ulnar nerve
- DC 8617: Neuritis, musculocutaneous nerve
- DC 8618: Neuritis, circumflex nerve
- DC 8619: Neuritis, long thoracic nerve
- DC 8620: Neuritis, sciatic nerve
- DC 8621: Neuritis, external popliteal (common peroneal) nerve
- DC 8622: Neuritis, musculocutaneous (superficial peroneal) nerve
- DC 8623: Neuritis, anterior tibial (deep peroneal) nerve
- DC 8624: Neuritis, internal popliteal (tibial) nerve
- DC 8625: Neuritis, posterior tibial nerve
- DC 8626: Neuritis, anterior crural (femoral) nerve
- DC 8627: Neuritis, internal saphenous nerve
- DC 8628: Neuritis, obturator nerve
- DC 8629: Neuritis, external cutaneous nerve of thigh
- DC 8630: Neuritis, ilio-inguinal nerve
- DC 8710: Neuralgia, upper radicular group
- DC 8711: Neuralgia, middle radicular group
- DC 8712: Neuralgia, lower radicular group
- DC 8713: Neuralgia, all radicular groups
- DC 8714: Neuralgia, musculospiral nerve (radial)
- DC 8715: Neuralgia, median nerve
- DC 8716: Neuralgia, ulnar nerve
- DC 8717: Neuralgia, musculocutaneous nerve
- DC 8718: Neuralgia, circumflex nerve
- DC 8719: Neuralgia, long thoracic nerve
- DC 8720: Neuralgia, sciatic nerve
- DC 8721: Neuralgia, external popliteal nerve (common peroneal)
- DC 8722: Neuralgia, musculocutaneous nerve (superficial peroneal)
- DC 8723: Neuralgia, anterior tibial nerve (deep peroneal)
- DC 8724: Neuralgia, internal popliteal nerve (tibial)
- DC 8725: Neuralgia, posterior tibial nerve
- DC 8726: Neuralgia, anterior crural nerve (femoral)
- DC 8727: Neuralgia, internal saphenous nerve
- DC 8728: Neuralgia, obturator nerve
- DC 8729: Neuralgia, external cutaneous nerve of thigh
- DC 8730: Neuralgia, ilio-inguinal nerve
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