VA BENEFITS REFERENCE
The Respiratory System: Shared Criteria For DC 6822 Through 6824
Read the respiratory system criteria for DC 6822 through 6824: 3 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 6822: Actinomycosis
Diagnostic code 6822 addresses Actinomycosis. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6822 Actinomycosis. | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Bacterial Lung Formula.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6822, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Are the required clinical measurements, testing methods and any stated exceptions documented by a qualified clinician?
- 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 6823: Nocardiosis
Diagnostic code 6823 addresses Nocardiosis. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6823 Nocardiosis. | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Bacterial Lung Formula.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6823, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Are the required clinical measurements, testing methods and any stated exceptions documented by a qualified clinician?
- 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 6824: Chronic Lung Abscess
Diagnostic code 6824 addresses Chronic lung abscess. 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 | |
|---|---|
| 6824 Chronic lung abscess. | |
| 1 Review for entitlement to special monthly compensation under § 3.350 of this chapter. | |
Read the shared provisions referenced by this code: Bacterial Lung Formula.
What The Criteria Measure
- Does the decision identify diagnostic code 6824, and does the medical record describe the condition named by this code?
- Are the required clinical measurements, testing methods and any stated exceptions documented by a qualified clinician?
- 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
Bacterial Lung Formula
Referenced by DC 6822, DC 6823, DC 6824. Apply only as each code directs, including its conditions and exceptions.
| Rating | |
|---|---|
| General Rating Formula for Bacterial Infections of the Lung (diagnostic codes 6822 through 6824): | |
| Active infection with systemic symptoms such as fever, night sweats, weight loss, or hemoptysis | 100 |
| Depending on the specific findings, rate residuals as interstitial lung disease, restrictive lung disease, or, when obstructive lung disease is the major residual, as chronic bronchitis (DC 6600). | |
| 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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Official Sources
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