When your body is unable to absorb or obtain nutrients from foods. This inability is commonly caused by diet, diseases, surgical complications, and environmental exposures.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
If the nutritional deficiency is caused by an Eating disorder INSTEAD of a disease or other source. The Veteran will be rated under the eating disorder schedule and NOT this schedule!
PRESUMPTIVE CONDITION:
Was a POW for at least 30 days and the severity of the condition was at least 10% at any point.
PYRAMIDING NOTE:
If a disease or other cause is causing the nutritional deficiency, the Veteran CAN get separate ratings for the disease/other cause and the secondary nutritional deficiency.
6313 Vitamin Deficiency (Avitaminosis)
When the body does not have enough of any one vitamin.
| Rating |
Description |
|---|---|
| 10% | Confirmed diagnosis with nonspecific symptoms such as: decreased appetite, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, weakness, inability to concentrate and irritability. |
| 20% | With inflammation of the mouth and lips (stomatitis), or absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juices produced in the stomach (achlorhydria), or diarrhea. |
| 40% | With stomatitis, diarrhea, and symmetrical rashes. |
| 60% | With all symptoms listed above, plus mental symptoms and impaired bodily vigor. |
| 100% | Marked mental changes, moist rashes, inability to retain adequate nourishment, exhaustion, and marked weight loss and muscle loss (cachexia). |
6314 Thiamine Deficiency (Beriberi)
Caused by vitamin B-1 deficiency.
| Rating |
Description |
|---|---|
| ?% | If Veteran does not rate at least 30%, they will be rated on any residuals. |
| 30% | Peripheral neuropathy with absent knee or ankle jerks and loss of sensation, or; with symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, anorexia, dizziness, heaviness and stiffness of legs, headache or sleep disturbance. |
| 60% | Heart enlargement (cardiomegaly), or; with peripheral neuropathy with footdrop or atrophy of thigh or calf muscles. |
| 100% | Congestive heart failure, swelling of the whole body (anasarca), or Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome. |
6315 Pellagra
Caused by a lack of the vitamin niacin (vitamin B3).
| Rating |
Description |
|---|---|
| 10% | Confirmed diagnosis with nonspecific symptoms such as: decreased appetite, weight loss, abdominal discomfort, weakness, inability to concentrate and irritability. |
| 20% | With inflammation of the mouth and lips (stomatitis), or absence of hydrochloric acid in the gastric juices produced in the stomach (achlorhydria), or diarrhea. |
| 40% | With stomatitis, diarrhea, and symmetrical rashes. |
| 60% | With all symptoms listed above, plus mental symptoms and impaired bodily vigor. |
| 100% | Marked mental changes, moist rashes, inability to retain adequate nourishment, exhaustion, and marked weight loss and muscle loss (cachexia). |
Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQs)
To get an idea of how a C&P exam will be conducted it is recommended that the Veteran look at the applicable DBQ.
Veteran's may ask a physician to complete a DBQ on their behalf to submit with their claim. For more information on DBQs click HERE.
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