Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia is a VA-ratable condition under diagnostic code 7705 in the Blood & Lymphatic System category. Maximum rating: 100%.
Rating Criteria
| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 100% | Requiring chemotherapy for chronic refractory thrombocytopenia; **OR** a platelet count 30,000 or below despite treatment. |
| 70% | Requiring immunosuppressive therapy; **OR** for a platelet count higher than 30,000 but not higher than 50,000, with history of hospitalization because of severe bleeding requiring intravenous immune globulin, high-dose parenteral corticosteroids, and platelet transfusions. |
| 30% | Platelet count higher than 30,000 but not higher than 50,000, *with either* immune thrombocytopenia or mild mucous membrane bleeding which requires oral corticosteroid therapy or intravenous immune globulin. |
| 10% | Platelet count higher than 30,000 but not higher than 50,000, not requiring treatment. |
| 0% | Platelet count above 50,000 and asymptomatic; **OR** for immune thrombocytopenia in remission. |
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