#Respiratory
3 articles tagged Respiratory.
VA Ratings
2025-06-01VA Rhinitis Rating Guide: Allergic and Bacterial
How the VA rates allergic and bacterial rhinitis based on nasal passage obstruction and the presence of polyps, and the specific documentation that separates a 10% rating from a 30%.
VA Ratings
2025-06-01VA Sinusitis Rating Guide: Chronic Sinusitis Explained
Chronic sinusitis is rated 0% to 50% based on the frequency of incapacitating and non-incapacitating episodes per year. Here's exactly what counts as each type of episode and the documentation that separates one rating level from the next.
VA Ratings
2025-06-01VA Sleep Apnea Rating Criteria: 0%, 30%, 50%, 100%
How the VA rates obstructive sleep apnea under diagnostic code 6847 — the role of CPAP, hypersomnolence, and exactly what the 100% threshold requires.