{"data":{"id":"us/38-cfr-4.31","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"38 CFR 4.31","heading":"Zero percent evaluations.","body":"In every instance where the schedule does not provide a zero percent evaluation for a diagnostic code, a zero percent evaluation shall be assigned when the requirements for a compensable evaluation are not met.","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":"d72b8a5ee2c6755f6830dbf8dcf07e1e983e8d5d3912f7c5b3560a41ea3b6948","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/38-cfr-4.30","next":"us/38-cfr-4.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}