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VA RIN: 2900-AP38 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Agency Interpretation of Prosthetic Replacement of a Joint 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs is publishing interpretive guidance for diagnostic codes (DCs) 5051 through 5056, which establish rating criteria for prosthetic implant replacements of joints of the musculoskeletal system. The Schedule for Rating Disabilities under these DCs allows for a one-year, 100 percent disability evaluation upon prosthetic replacement of a joint. This final rule clarifies that VA’s longstanding interpretation of DCs 5051 through 5056 is that a 100 percent evaluation will be in place for a period of one year when the total joint, rather than the partial joint, has been replaced by a prosthetic implant.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 4.71a, Diagnostic Codes 5051 to 5056   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501    38 U.S.C. 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Action  07/16/2015  80 FR 42040   
Final Action Effective  07/16/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Stephanie Li
Assistant Director for Regulations, Legislation, Engagement, and Training
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9700
Email: stephanie.li@va.gov