- Diagnostic Code
- 7716
- CFR Section
- §4.117 — Hemic & Lymphatic
Rating Tiers
Requiring peripheral blood or bone marrow stem cell transplant; or requiring transfusion of platelets or red cells, on average, at least once every six weeks per 12-month period; or infections recurring, on average, at least once every six weeks per 12-month period
Requiring transfusion of platelets or red cells, on average, at least once every three months per 12-month period; or infections recurring, on average, at least once every three months per 12-month period; or using continuous therapy with immunosuppressive agent or newer platelet stimulating factors
Requiring transfusion of platelets or red cells, on average, at least once per 12-month period; or infections recurring, on average, at least once per 12-month period
What Raters Look For
Based on M21-1 adjudication criteria for Hemic & Lymphatic conditions. These are the factors a VA rater evaluates when assigning a rating percentage.
M21-1 III.iv.4.G- •Complete blood count (CBC) values: hemoglobin, platelet count, white cell count
- •Whether transfusions are required and how frequently
- •Bone marrow biopsy or transplant history
- •Response to treatment and current treatment regimen
- •Constitutional symptoms: fatigue, weight loss, fever