{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-4.19","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 4.19","heading":"Age in service-connected claims.","body":"Age may not be considered as a factor in evaluating service-connected disability; and unemployability, in service-connected claims, associated with advancing age or intercurrent disability, may not be used as a basis for a total disability rating. Age, as such, is a factor only in evaluations of disability not resulting from service, i.e., for the purposes of pension.","path":["Title 38—Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","PART 4—SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES","Subpart A—General Policy in Rating"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-38.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:50Z","sha256":"2dc1c8480ab6ffdb4d7deda2a29ba630544efa9dc4323fd5e6389410db2ed899","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-4.18","next":"us/38-cfr-4.20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}