VA Disability — Infectious & Immune Disorders
VA disability ratings for lupus, HIV-related illness, Lyme disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, and infectious and immune disorders acquired or worsened during military service.
Infectious and immune disorders arise from military service through multiple pathways: deployment to disease-endemic regions, contaminated water exposure, toxic chemical-induced immunosuppression, and the physiological effects of chronic combat stress. Many conditions have presumptive service connection for veterans who deployed to specific regions or served in contaminated environments. The VA recognizes a wide range of tropical and infectious diseases acquired during qualifying deployments under 38 CFR § 3.307 and § 3.309.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
DC 6354
Lupus (SLE)
DC 6350
Vibriosis (Cholera, Non-cholera)
DC 6300
Visceral Leishmaniasis
DC 6301
Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
DC 6302
Malaria
DC 6304
Lymphatic filariasis, to include elephantiasis
DC 6305
Bartonellosis
DC 6306
Plague
DC 6307
Relapsing fever
DC 6308
Rheumatic fever
DC 6309
Syphilis
DC 6310
Tuberculosis, miliary
DC 6311
Nontuberculosis mycobacterium infection
DC 6312
Avitaminosis
DC 6313
Beriberi
DC 6314
Pellagra
DC 6315
Brucellosis
DC 6316
Rickettsial, ehrlichia, and anaplasma infections
DC 6317
Melioidosis
DC 6318
Lyme disease
DC 6319
Parasitic diseases
DC 6320
Hyperinfection syndrome or disseminated strongyloidiasis
DC 6325
Schistosomiasis
DC 6326
Hemorrhagic fevers, including dengue, yellow fever, and others
DC 6329
Campylobacter jejuni infection
DC 6330
Coxiella burnetii infection (Q Fever)
DC 6331
Nontyphoid salmonella infections
DC 6333
Shigella infections
DC 6334
West Nile virus infection
DC 6335
Lupus erythematosus
DC 6350
HIV-Related Illness
DC 6351
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
DC 6354
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