[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 38, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 38CFR4.24]



[Page 369-370]

 

            TITLE 38--PENSIONS, BONUSES, AND VETERANS' RELIEF

 

                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 4_SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart A_General Policy in Rating

 

Sec. 4.24  Correspondence.



    All correspondence relative to the interpretation of the schedule 

for rating



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disabilities, requests for advisory opinions, questions regarding lack 

of clarity or application to individual cases involving unusual 

difficulties, will be addressed to the Director, Compensation and 

Pension Service. A clear statement will be made of the point or points 

upon which information is desired, and the complete case file will be 

simultaneously forwarded to Central Office. Rating agencies will assure 

themselves that the recent report of physical examination presents an 

adequate picture of the claimant's condition. Claims in regard to which 

the schedule evaluations are considered inadequate or excessive, and 

errors in the schedule will be similarly brought to attention.



[41 FR 11292, Mar. 18, 1976]