Conditions / Endocrine
38 CFR 4.119, diagnostic code 7913 · checked 2026-10-20
VA rating for Diabetes mellitus (type 2)
VA rates Diabetes mellitus (type 2) under diagnostic code 7913 (Diabetes mellitus) at 5 levels from 10% to 100%. The lowest paid level, 10%, is worth $180.42 a month and the highest, 100%, $3,938.58 to a veteran alone at the rates effective December 1, 2025.
- 1Diagnostic code DC 7913
- 2Highest level 100% · $3,938.58
- 3Lowest paid level 10% · $180.42
Rating criteria for DC 7913
| Rating | What the schedule requires |
|---|---|
| 100% | Requiring more than one daily injection of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities (avoidance of strenuous occupational and recreational activities), with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring at least three hospitalizations per year or weekly visits to a diabetic care provider, plus either progressive loss of weight and strength or complications that would be compensable if separately evaluated. |
| 60% | Requiring one or more daily injections of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities, with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider, plus complications that would not be compensable if separately evaluated. |
| 40% | Requiring one or more daily injections of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities. |
| 20% | Requiring one or more daily injections of insulin and restricted diet, or oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet. |
| 10% | Manageable by restricted diet only. |
Summarized from eCFR, 38 CFR 4.119 Schedule of ratings, endocrine system, diagnostic code 7913, checked 2026-10-20. The regulation's own wording governs.
Notes in the schedule
- Compensable complications of diabetes (such as peripheral neuropathy) are rated separately unless they are part of the criteria used for the 100% rating; noncompensable complications are considered part of the diabetic process.
- Once diabetes is conclusively diagnosed, a glucose tolerance test is not to be requested solely for rating purposes.
What each level pays
| Level | Alone | With spouse | With tinnitus 10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% | $3,938.58 | $4,158.17 | 100 → 100% |
| 60% | $1,435.02 | $1,566.02 | 64 → 60% |
| 40% | $795.84 | $882.84 | 46 → 50% |
| 20% | $356.66 | $356.66 | 28 → 30% |
| 10% | $180.42 | $180.42 | 19 → 20% |
3 of the 5 compensable levels are 30% or higher, where dependents raise the payment; below that the rate is flat. The spread from the lowest paid level to the highest is $3,758.16 a month. The last column shows the combined rating if this condition is joined by a 10% tinnitus rating.
How this rating fits a claim
The top level, 100%, is at or above the 60% that 38 CFR 4.16(a) sets for a single disability to qualify for consideration of a total rating based on unemployability. A rating under DC 7913 is combined with every other rating by Table I, never added; the calculator shows the result with your other ratings and dependents.
The rating is set from the evidence at the time of the decision, usually including a VA examination. If the condition has worsened since, VA accepts a claim for an increase on VA Form 21-526EZ; see how to request an increase.
Related conditions
- Tinnitus (DC 6260)
- Vertigo (peripheral vestibular disorder) (DC 6204)
- Meniere's disease (DC 6205)
- PTSD (DC 9411)
- Degenerative arthritis (DC 5003)
Pay at the top level: 100% VA pay. At the lowest paid level: 10% VA pay.
Rating Ledger is not part of VA and does not file or decide claims. Amounts are VA's published monthly rates effective December 1, 2025 for a veteran, before any deduction or special monthly compensation; ratings follow 38 CFR 4.25 and 38 CFR 4.26 and 38 CFR 4.119, diagnostic code 7913. Last checked 2026-10-20. Only a VA rating decision sets a rating or a payment. See the methodology.