Diabetes (Type 2) VA disability rating criteria

The VA rates Diabetes (Type 2) under 38 CFR 4.119, Diagnostic Code 7913. Below are the schedular rating levels exactly as written in the rating schedule.

Rating levels

• 10%

  Manageable by restricted diet only.

• 20%

  Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin and restricted diet, or; oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet.

• 40%

  Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities.

• 60%

  Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider, plus complications that would not be compensable if separately evaluated.

• 100%

  Requiring more than one daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities (avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities) with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring at least three hospitalizations per year or weekly visits to a diabetic care provider, plus either progressive loss of weight and strength or complications that would be compensable if separately evaluated.

Educational only and not a guarantee of any rating or outcome. The criteria above are quoted from the VA rating schedule; your actual rating depends on a C&P exam and the evidence in your file, and the VA makes the final decision. This is not medical or legal advice.