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Radiation-Exposed Veteran Conditions VA Disability Rating is rated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under DC Various of 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d) across 1 severity tier (Rated on resulting conditions). Service connection requires (1) a current diagnosis, (2) an in-service event, injury, or exposure, and (3) a medical nexus opinion linking the two under 38 C.F.R. § 3.303.
Radiation-exposed veterans have presumptive service connection for 21 types of cancer including leukemia, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, and others. Covers nuclear testing participants and certain DoD operations.
Radiation-Exposed Veteran Conditions (DC Various) is evaluated under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d) using the toxic exposure rating framework. Because it is rated by analogy to the general schedule, the 1 levels below describe the body-system criteria the VA applies — the percentage assigned to Radiation-Exposed Veteran Conditions depends on the specific findings (range of motion, frequency, severity, or functional loss) documented at the C&P exam and in the medical record.
Rating criteria reference 38 C.F.R. Part 4 (Schedule for Rating Disabilities). This entry has not yet undergone editorial review against the live regulation text — consult the authoritative source directly before relying on the criteria shown.