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Cardiac transplantation
Cardiovascular · 38 CFR § 4.104
Diagnostic Code 7019 is the VASRD entry for Cardiac transplantation. VA applies the controlling criteria, shared formulas, and special instructions shown in 38 CFR Part 4. VMC presents this material for education and reference; it does not determine a Veteran's diagnosis, service connection, or evaluation.
Recorded index labels
These labels are already stored for this diagnostic code. They are not a new condition, rating, or medical relationship.
Appendix C
- Transplantation
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Source-verified VASRD criteria
How VA rates this diagnostic code
These percentages summarize the regulatory criteria already mapped to this diagnostic code. They do not predict a Veteran's individual evaluation or establish service connection.
For a minimum of one year from the date of hospital admission for cardiac transplantation
Minimum
Source-verified VASRD criteria
How VA rates this — GENERAL RATING FORMULA FOR DISEASES OF THE HEART
These percentages summarize the regulatory criteria already mapped to this diagnostic code. They do not predict a Veteran's individual evaluation or establish service connection.
Workload of 3.0 METs or less results in heart failure symptoms
Workload of 3.1-5.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms
Workload of 5.1-7.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms; or evidence of cardiac hypertrophy or dilatation confirmed by echocardiogram or equivalent (e.g., multigated acquisition scan or magnetic resonance imaging)
Workload of 7.1-10.0 METs results in heart failure symptoms; or continuous medication required for control
Special rating instructions
- Thereafter:
- Evaluate under the General Rating Formula.
- Note (1): Evaluate cor pulmonale, which is a form of secondary heart disease, as part of the pulmonary condition that causes it.
- Note (2): One MET (metabolic equivalent) is the energy cost of standing quietly at rest and represents an oxygen uptake of 3.5 milliliters per kilogram of body weight per minute. When the level of METs at which breathlessness, fatigue, angina, dizziness, or syncope develops is required for evaluation, and a laboratory determination of METs by exercise testing cannot be done for medical reasons, a medical examiner may estimate the level of activity (expressed in METs and supported by specific examples, such as slow stair climbing or shoveling snow) that results in those symptoms.
- Note (3): For this general formula, heart failure symptoms include, but are not limited to, breathlessness, fatigue, angina, dizziness, arrhythmia, palpitations, or syncope.
- GENERAL RATING FORMULA FOR DISEASES OF THE HEART:
Regulatory notes
- Note: One year following discharge from inpatient hospitalization, determine the appropriate disability rating by mandatory VA examination. Apply the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter to any change in evaluation based upon that or any subsequent examination.
Body system and anatomy metadata
Body system: Cardiovascular
Anatomy / region tags: cardiovascular system
These tags support discovery and body-map compatibility. They do not establish Veteran-specific laterality or entitlement.
Official VA DBQ references
DBQ catalog: va-dbq-2026.09.16 · Retrieved 2026-09-16. Official VA inventory ↗
- Artery and Vein Conditions ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Cardiovascular
Related by body system only. No reviewed condition-specific form match or requirement has been established.
- Heart Conditions ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Cardiovascular
Related by body system only. No reviewed condition-specific form match or requirement has been established.
- Hypertension ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Cardiovascular
Related by body system only. No reviewed condition-specific form match or requirement has been established.
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Evidence information
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Legal basis and source identification
38 CFR § 4.104 · Source current through 2026-08-06 · Verified 2026-08-10
Registry content release: vasrd-registry-2026.08.1