[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: 38CFR4.46]



[Page 376]

 

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

 

                CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

 

PART 4_SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart B_Disability Ratings

 

Sec. 4.46  Accurate measurement.



    Accurate measurement of the length of stumps, excursion of joints, 

dimensions and location of scars with respect to landmarks, should be 

insisted on. The use of a goniometer in the measurement of limitation of 

motion is indispensable in examinations conducted within the Department 

of Veterans Affairs. Muscle atrophy must also be accurately measured and 

reported.



[41 FR 11294, Mar. 18, 1976]