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Blood and lymph

21 diagnostic codes

DC 7702Agranulocytosis, acquired

Acquired agranulocytosis is a serious blood disorder where your bone marrow doesn't make enough white blood cells (specifically neutrophils) to fight infecti...

DC 7703Leukemia (except for chronic myelogenous leukemia)

Leukemia (except chronic myelogenous leukemia) is a blood cancer where your body makes too many abnormal white blood cells. The VA rates this condition in a...

DC 7704Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera is a blood disorder where your bone marrow produces too many red blood cells, making your blood thicker than normal. The VA rates this cond...

DC 7705Immune thrombocytopenia

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is a condition where your immune system attacks your own platelets - the blood cells that help you clot when you're injured. Th...

DC 7706Splenectomy

Splenectomy means surgical removal of your spleen, an organ that helps fight infections and filters your blood. The VA rates splenectomy at a flat 20% disabi...

DC 7707Spleen, injury of, healed

This diagnostic code covers healed spleen injuries, but the VA doesn't assign specific disability ratings directly under this code. Instead, they'll rate you...

DC 7709Hodgkin's lymphoma

DC 7709 covers Hodgkin's lymphoma — a B-cell lymphoma characterized by Reed-Sternberg cells, including classical Hodgkin's (nodular sclerosis, mixed cellular...

DC 7710Adenitis, tuberculous, active or inactive

The VA does not rate tuberculous adenitis (lymph node tuberculosis) under a single ladder. During active disease, the rating is 100%. Once inactivity is atta...

DC 7712Multiple myeloma

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the blood that affects plasma cells (infection-fighting cells) in your bone marrow. The VA has a simple two-tier rating syste...

DC 7714Sickle cell anemia

Sickle cell anemia is a genetic blood disorder where your red blood cells become crescent-shaped instead of round, causing them to get stuck in blood vessels...

DC 7715Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a type of blood cancer that affects your lymphatic system (the network of vessels and nodes that help fight infection). The VA rate...

DC 7716Aplastic anemia

Aplastic anemia is a serious blood disorder where your bone marrow doesn't make enough red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The VA rates this c...

DC 7717AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis)

AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis) is a serious condition where abnormal proteins build up in your organs and tissues, potentially affecting your heart, ki...

DC 7718Essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis

Essential thrombocythemia and primary myelofibrosis are blood disorders where your bone marrow produces too many platelets or develops scar tissue that inter...

DC 7719Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) (chronic myeloid leukemia or chronic granulocytic leukemia)

Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is a type of blood cancer where your bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. The VA rates CML based on what treatmen...

DC 7720Iron deficiency anemia

Iron deficiency anemia happens when your body doesn't have enough iron to make healthy red blood cells, leaving you feeling tired, weak, and short of breath....

DC 7721Folic acid deficiency

Folic acid deficiency happens when your body doesn't have enough folate (a B vitamin) to make healthy red blood cells properly. This can cause fatigue, weakn...

DC 7722Pernicious anemia and Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia

Pernicious anemia and Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia happen when your body can't properly absorb or use Vitamin B12, leading to problems making healthy red bl...

DC 7723Acquired hemolytic anemia

Acquired hemolytic anemia is a condition where your body destroys its own red blood cells faster than it can make new ones, leading to fatigue, weakness, and...

DC 7724Solitary plasmacytoma

Solitary plasmacytoma is a rare type of blood cancer where abnormal plasma cells (infection-fighting cells) form a single tumor, usually in bone or soft tiss...

DC 7725Myelodysplastic syndromes

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of blood disorders where your bone marrow doesn't make enough healthy blood cells, leading to anemia, infections,...

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