VA BENEFITS REFERENCE
Neurological Conditions And Convulsive Disorders: Shared Criteria For DC 8013 Through 8015
Read neurological conditions and convulsive disorders criteria for DC 8013 through 8015: 3 listed codes, their distinct instructions, shared formulas and official notes.
Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.124a, current through 2026-10-22. Historical decisions may require a different version. This reference does not diagnose a condition or determine an evaluation.
Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders · All Diagnostic Codes
DC 8013: Syphilis, Cerebrospinal
Diagnostic code 8013 addresses Syphilis, cerebrospinal. 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.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| 8013 Syphilis, cerebrospinal. |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Myelitis And Sclerosis Residuals.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 8013, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
No public condition DBQ is mapped to this code. Consult the official public DBQ list and examination instructions.
DC 8014: Syphilis, Meningovascular
Diagnostic code 8014 addresses Syphilis, meningovascular. 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.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| 8014 Syphilis, meningovascular. |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Myelitis And Sclerosis Residuals.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 8014, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
No public condition DBQ is mapped to this code. Consult the official public DBQ list and examination instructions.
DC 8015: Tabes Dorsalis
Diagnostic code 8015 addresses Tabes dorsalis. 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.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| 8015 Tabes dorsalis. |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Myelitis And Sclerosis Residuals.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 8015, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Have the code-specific notes and cross-references been read before comparing any listed evaluation?
No public condition DBQ is mapped to this code. Consult the official public DBQ list and examination instructions.
Myelitis And Sclerosis Residuals
Referenced by DC 8013, DC 8014, DC 8015. Apply only as each code directs, including its conditions and exceptions.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| Note: Rate upon the severity of convulsions, paralysis, visual impairment or psychotic involvement, etc. |
Shared Rules And Regulatory Context
Context provisions do not create an additional evaluation automatically assigned to every condition.
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