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Diabetes mellitus
Endocrine · 38 CFR § 4.119
Diagnostic Code 7913 is the VASRD entry for Diabetes mellitus. 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
- Mellitus
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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.
Requiring more than one daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities (avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities) with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring at least three hospitalizations per year or weekly visits to a diabetic care provider, plus either progressive loss of weight and strength or complications that would be compensable if separately evaluated
Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider, plus complications that would not be compensable if separately evaluated
Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities
Requiring one or more daily injection of insulin and restricted diet, or; oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet
Manageable by restricted diet only
Regulatory notes
- Note (1): Evaluate compensable complications of diabetes separately unless they are part of the criteria used to support a 100-percent evaluation. Noncompensable complications are considered part of the diabetic process under DC 7913.
- Note (2): When diabetes mellitus has been conclusively diagnosed, do not request a glucose tolerance test solely for rating purposes.
Body system and anatomy metadata
Body system: Endocrine
Anatomy / region tags: endocrine
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 ↗
- Diabetes Mellitus ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Endocrinological
Related by body system only. No reviewed condition-specific form match or requirement has been established.
- Endocrine (Other than Thyroid, Parathyroid or Diabetes Mellitus) ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Endocrinological
Related by body system only. No reviewed condition-specific form match or requirement has been established.
- Thyroid and Parathyroid ↗ Related resourceCatalog category: Endocrinological
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 § 4.119 · Source current through 2026-08-06 · Verified 2026-08-10
Registry content release: vasrd-registry-2026.08.1