VA BENEFITS REFERENCE
The Respiratory System: Shared Criteria For DC 6701 Through 6724
Read the respiratory system criteria for DC 6701 through 6724: 8 listed codes, their distinct instructions, shared formulas and official notes.
Published criteria from 38 CFR 4.97, current through 2026-10-22. Historical decisions may require a different version. This reference does not diagnose a condition or determine an evaluation.
The Respiratory System · All Diagnostic Codes
DC 6701: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Far Advanced, Active
Diagnostic code 6701 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6701 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active | 100 |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6701, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6702: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active
- DC 6703: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active
- DC 6704: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified
- DC 6721: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive
- DC 6722: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive
- DC 6723: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive
- DC 6724: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified
DC 6702: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Moderately Advanced, Active
Diagnostic code 6702 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6702 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active | 100 |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6702, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6701: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active
- DC 6703: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active
- DC 6704: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified
- DC 6721: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive
- DC 6722: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive
- DC 6723: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive
- DC 6724: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified
DC 6703: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Minimal, Active
Diagnostic code 6703 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6703 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active | 100 |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6703, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6701: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active
- DC 6702: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active
- DC 6704: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified
- DC 6721: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive
- DC 6722: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive
- DC 6723: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive
- DC 6724: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified
DC 6704: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Active, Advancement Unspecified
Diagnostic code 6704 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6704 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified | 100 |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6704, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6701: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active
- DC 6702: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active
- DC 6703: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active
- DC 6721: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive
- DC 6722: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive
- DC 6723: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive
- DC 6724: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified
DC 6721: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Far Advanced, Inactive
Diagnostic code 6721 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6721 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Inactive Tuberculosis Formula · Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6721, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6701: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active
- DC 6702: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active
- DC 6703: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active
- DC 6704: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified
- DC 6722: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive
- DC 6723: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive
- DC 6724: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified
DC 6722: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Moderately Advanced, Inactive
Diagnostic code 6722 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6722 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Inactive Tuberculosis Formula · Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6722, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6701: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active
- DC 6702: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active
- DC 6703: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active
- DC 6704: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified
- DC 6721: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive
- DC 6723: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive
- DC 6724: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified
DC 6723: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Minimal, Inactive
Diagnostic code 6723 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6723 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Inactive Tuberculosis Formula · Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6723, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6701: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active
- DC 6702: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active
- DC 6703: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active
- DC 6704: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified
- DC 6721: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive
- DC 6722: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive
- DC 6724: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified
DC 6724: Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, Chronic, Inactive, Advancement Unspecified
Diagnostic code 6724 addresses Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6724 Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, inactive, advancement unspecified | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Inactive Tuberculosis Formula · Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6724, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Do records identify the treatment, procedure and relevant dates that the provision actually distinguishes?
- 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.
Regulatory Cross-References
- DC 6701: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, active
- DC 6702: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, active
- DC 6703: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, active
- DC 6704: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, active, advancement unspecified
- DC 6721: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, far advanced, inactive
- DC 6722: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, moderately advanced, inactive
- DC 6723: Tuberculosis, pulmonary, chronic, minimal, inactive
Old Tuberculosis Cohort Notes
Referenced by DC 6701, DC 6702, DC 6703, DC 6704, DC 6721, DC 6722, DC 6723, DC 6724. Apply only as each code directs, including its conditions and exceptions.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| Note (1): The 100-percent rating under codes 6701 through 6724 is not subject to a requirement of precedent hospital treatment. It will be reduced to 50 percent for failure to submit to examination or to follow prescribed treatment upon report to that effect from the medical authorities. When a veteran is placed on the 100-percent rating for inactive tuberculosis, the medical authorities will be appropriately notified of the fact, and of the necessity, as given in footnote 1 to 38 U.S.C. 1156 (and formerly in 38 U.S.C. 356, which has been repealed by Public Law 90-493), to notify the Veterans Service Center in the event of failure to submit to examination or to follow treatment. | |
| Note (2): The graduated 50-percent and 30-percent ratings and the permanent 30 percent and 20 percent ratings for inactive pulmonary tuberculosis are not to be combined with ratings for other respiratory disabilities. Following thoracoplasty the rating will be for removal of ribs combined with the rating for collapsed lung. Resection of the ribs incident to thoracoplasty will be rated as removal. | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Inactive Tuberculosis Formula
Referenced by DC 6721, DC 6722, DC 6723, DC 6724. Apply only as each code directs, including its conditions and exceptions.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| General Rating Formula for Inactive Pulmonary Tuberculosis: For two years after date of inactivity, following active tuberculosis, which was clinically identified during service or subsequently | 100 |
| Thereafter for four years, or in any event, to six years after date of inactivity | 50 |
| Thereafter, for five years, or to eleven years after date of inactivity | 30 |
| Following far advanced lesions diagnosed at any time while the disease process was active, minimum | 30 |
| Following moderately advanced lesions, provided there is continued disability, emphysema, dyspnea on exertion, impairment of health, etc | 20 |
| Otherwise | 0 |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Shared Rules And Regulatory Context
Context provisions do not create an additional evaluation automatically assigned to every condition.
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