VA BENEFITS REFERENCE
Mental Disorders: Shared Criteria For DC 9201 Through 9440
Read mental disorders criteria for DC 9201 through 9440: 31 listed codes, their distinct instructions, shared formulas and official notes.
Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.130, current through 2026-10-22. Historical decisions may require a different version. This reference does not diagnose a condition or determine an evaluation.
Mental Disorders · All Diagnostic Codes
DC 9201: Schizophrenia
Diagnostic code 9201 addresses Schizophrenia. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9201 Schizophrenia
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9201, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9208: Delusional Disorder
Diagnostic code 9208 addresses Delusional disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9208 Delusional disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9208, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9210: Other Specified And Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum And Other Psychotic Disorders
Diagnostic code 9210 addresses Other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9210 Other specified and unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9210, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9211: Schizoaffective Disorder
Diagnostic code 9211 addresses Schizoaffective disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9211 Schizoaffective disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9211, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9300: Delirium
Diagnostic code 9300 addresses Delirium. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9300 Delirium
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9300, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9301: Major Or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due To HIV Or Other Infections
Diagnostic code 9301 addresses Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to HIV or other infections. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9301 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to HIV or other infections
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9301, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9304: Major Or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Traumatic Brain Injury
Diagnostic code 9304 addresses Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9304 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9304, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9305: Major Or Mild Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
Diagnostic code 9305 addresses Major or mild vascular neurocognitive disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9305 Major or mild vascular neurocognitive disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9305, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9310: Unspecified Neurocognitive Disorder
Diagnostic code 9310 addresses Unspecified neurocognitive disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9310 Unspecified neurocognitive disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9310, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9312: Major Or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Alzheimer's Disease
Diagnostic code 9312 addresses Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9312 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9312, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9326: Major Or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder Due To Another Medical Condition Or Substance/Medication-Induced Major Or Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
Diagnostic code 9326 addresses Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to another medical condition or substance/medication-induced major or mild neurocognitive disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9326 Major or mild neurocognitive disorder due to another medical condition or substance/medication-induced major or mild neurocognitive disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9326, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9400: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Diagnostic code 9400 addresses Generalized anxiety disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9400 Generalized anxiety disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9400, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9403: Specific Phobia; Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia)
Diagnostic code 9403 addresses Specific phobia; social anxiety disorder (social phobia). Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9403 Specific phobia; social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9403, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9404: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Diagnostic code 9404 addresses Obsessive compulsive disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9404 Obsessive compulsive disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9404, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9410: Other Specified Anxiety Disorder
Diagnostic code 9410 addresses Other specified anxiety disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9410 Other specified anxiety disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9410, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9411: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Diagnostic code 9411 addresses Posttraumatic stress disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9411 Posttraumatic stress disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9411, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9412: Panic Disorder And/Or Agoraphobia
Diagnostic code 9412 addresses Panic disorder and/or agoraphobia. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9412 Panic disorder and/or agoraphobia
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9412, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9413: Unspecified Anxiety Disorder
Diagnostic code 9413 addresses Unspecified anxiety disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9413 Unspecified anxiety disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9413, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9416: Dissociative Amnesia; Dissociative Identity Disorder
Diagnostic code 9416 addresses Dissociative amnesia; dissociative identity disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9416 Dissociative amnesia; dissociative identity disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9416, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9417: Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
Diagnostic code 9417 addresses Depersonalization/Derealization disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9417 Depersonalization/Derealization disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9417, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9421: Somatic Symptom Disorder
Diagnostic code 9421 addresses Somatic symptom disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9421 Somatic symptom disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9421, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
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DC 9422: Other Specified Somatic Symptom And Related Disorder
Diagnostic code 9422 addresses Other specified somatic symptom and related disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9422 Other specified somatic symptom and related disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9422, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
Related Public DBQs
Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9423: Unspecified Somatic Symptom And Related Disorder
Diagnostic code 9423 addresses Unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9423 Unspecified somatic symptom and related disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9423, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9424: Conversion Disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder)
Diagnostic code 9424 addresses Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder). Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9424 Conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder)
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9424, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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Editorial subject matches, not official VA code-to-form assignments. Read the form scope and clinician instructions.
DC 9425: Illness Anxiety Disorder
Diagnostic code 9425 addresses Illness anxiety disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9425 Illness anxiety disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9425, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9431: Cyclothymic Disorder
Diagnostic code 9431 addresses Cyclothymic disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9431 Cyclothymic disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9431, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9432: Bipolar Disorder
Diagnostic code 9432 addresses Bipolar disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9432 Bipolar disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9432, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9433: Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)
Diagnostic code 9433 addresses Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia). Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9433 Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9433, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9434: Major Depressive Disorder
Diagnostic code 9434 addresses Major depressive disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9434 Major depressive disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9434, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9435: Unspecified Depressive Disorder
Diagnostic code 9435 addresses Unspecified depressive disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9435 Unspecified depressive disorder
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9435, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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DC 9440: Chronic Adjustment Disorder
Diagnostic code 9440 addresses Chronic adjustment disorder. Read its specific instructions together with any shared formula, notes and linked provisions. These criteria describe evaluation after the applicable entitlement requirements are met; this reference does not diagnose a condition or determine a claim.
9440 Chronic adjustment disorder
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What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 9440, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do dated records describe the frequency and duration specified by this particular provision, using its definitions?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- Do records describe the functional or work effects addressed by the criteria without assuming an outcome?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
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General Rating Formula For Mental Disorders
Referenced by DC 9201, DC 9208, DC 9210, DC 9211, DC 9300, DC 9301, DC 9304, DC 9305, DC 9310, DC 9312, DC 9326, DC 9400, DC 9403, DC 9404, DC 9410, DC 9411, DC 9412, DC 9413, DC 9416, DC 9417, DC 9421, DC 9422, DC 9423, DC 9424, DC 9425, DC 9431, DC 9432, DC 9433, DC 9434, DC 9435, DC 9440. Apply only as each code directs, including its conditions and exceptions.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| Total occupational and social impairment, due to such symptoms as: gross impairment in thought processes or communication; persistent delusions or hallucinations; grossly inappropriate behavior; persistent danger of hurting self or others; intermittent inability to perform activities of daily living (including maintenance of minimal personal hygiene); disorientation to time or place; memory loss for names of close relatives, own occupation, or own name. | 100 |
| Occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, due to such symptoms as: suicidal ideation; obsessional rituals which interfere with routine activities; speech intermittently illogical, obscure, or irrelevant; near-continuous panic or depression affecting the ability to function independently, appropriately and effectively; impaired impulse control (such as unprovoked irritability with periods of violence); spatial disorientation; neglect of personal appearance and hygiene; difficulty in adapting to stressful circumstances (including work or a worklike setting); inability to establish and maintain effective relationships. | 70 |
| Occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity due to such symptoms as: flattened affect; circumstantial, circumlocutory, or stereotyped speech; panic attacks more than once a week; difficulty in understanding complex commands; impairment of short- and long-term memory (e.g., retention of only highly learned material, forgetting to complete tasks); impaired judgment; impaired abstract thinking; disturbances of motivation and mood; difficulty in establishing and maintaining effective work and social relationships. | 50 |
| Occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (although generally functioning satisfactorily, with routine behavior, self-care, and conversation normal), due to such symptoms as: depressed mood, anxiety, suspiciousness, panic attacks (weekly or less often), chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss (such as forgetting names, directions, recent events). | 30 |
| Occupational and social impairment due to mild or transient symptoms which decrease work efficiency and ability to perform occupational tasks only during periods of significant stress, or symptoms controlled by continuous medication. | 10 |
| A mental condition has been formally diagnosed, but symptoms are not severe enough either to interfere with occupational and social functioning or to require continuous medication. | 0 |
Shared Rules And Regulatory Context
- 38 CFR 4.130 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.125 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.126 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.127 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.128 Context And Notes
- 38 CFR 4.129 Context And Notes
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- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.130
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.125
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.126
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.127
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.128
- www.ecfr.gov/current/title-38/chapter-I/part-4/section-4.129
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