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Addison's disease (adrenocortical insufficiency) VA rating (DC 7911)
VA rates addison's disease (adrenocortical insufficiency) under diagnostic code 7911 in 38 CFR § 4.119. The rule book lists 20%, 40%, and 60%. Below: each level in plain English, then the exact words.
Rule-book name: Addison's disease (adrenocortical insufficiency). Last checked against eCFR on 2026-10-10 (eCFR issue 2026-08-27). Official text: 38 CFR § 4.119 on eCFR.
Each rating level in plain English
- 60%: The published words look at: how often it happens.
- 40%: The published words look at: how often it happens.
- 20%: The published words look at: medicine you take for it; and how often it happens.
Plain words come from our reading aid for the published words. They never add a symptom. The quotes below are the rule.
Exact words in 38 CFR § 4.119
60% · “Four or more crises during the past year”
40% · “Three crises during the past year, or; five or more episodes during the past year”
20% · “One or two crises during the past year, or; two to four episodes during the past year, or; weakness and fatigability, or; corticosteroid therapy required for control”
Notes printed with this code
“Note (1): An Addisonian “crisis” consists of the rapid onset of peripheral vascular collapse (with acute hypotension and shock), with findings that may include: anorexia; nausea; vomiting; dehydration; profound weakness; pain in abdomen, legs, and back; fever; apathy, and depressed mentation with possible progression to coma, renal shutdown, and death.”
“Note (2): An Addisonian “episode,” for VA purposes, is a less acute and less severe event than an Addisonian crisis and may consist of anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, weakness, malaise, orthostatic hypotension, or hypoglycemia, but no peripheral vascular collapse.”
“Note (3): Tuberculous Addison's disease will be evaluated as active or inactive tuberculosis. If inactive, these evaluations are not to be combined with the graduated ratings of 50 percent or 30 percent for non-pulmonary tuberculosis specified under § 4.88b. Assign the higher rating.”
What records usually show this
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- How often it happens: usually found in treatment notes or the VA claim exam (C&P exam) report that describe it, when those exist.
- Medicine you take for it: usually found in treatment notes or the VA claim exam (C&P exam) report that describe it, when those exist.
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Common questions
What percentages does the VA rating schedule list for Addison's disease (adrenocortical insufficiency) (DC 7911)?
38 CFR § 4.119 lists 20%, 40%, and 60% for diagnostic code 7911. VA decides which line fits from the evidence. This page is not your rating.
Where do these words come from?
They are quoted from the public eCFR copy of 38 CFR § 4.119, last checked 2026-10-10. The official page is linked on this page so you can check every word.
Does this page tell me what my rating will be?
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