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VA RIN: 2900-AP88 Publication ID: Spring 2021 
Title: Schedule for Rating Disabilities; Musculoskeletal System and Muscle Injuries 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends the regulations that involve the Musculoskeletal System within the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD or Rating Schedule). VA will rename certain diagnostic codes, revise rating criteria, give new rating guidance, add new codes, and remove obsolete codes. These revisions will incorporate medical terminology more recent than the last comprehensive review, as well as simplify the rating process.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 4.71a    38 CFR 4.73   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/01/2017  82 FR 35719   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/02/2017 
Final Rule  11/30/2020  85 FR 76453   
Final Rule; Correction  12/29/2020  85 FR 85523   
Final Rule; Correction  02/04/2021  86 FR 8142   
Final Rule Effective  02/07/2021 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dr. Gary Reynolds
Medical Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-9700
Email: gary.reynolds3@va.gov