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50percent (major arm, severe incomplete paralysis)
The VA schedule for median nerve paralysis gives incomplete paralysis ratings of 50 percent for severe (major arm) and 40 percent (minor arm), 30 and 20 percent for moderate, and 10 percent for mild.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Incomplete: Severe 50 40 Moderate 30 20 Mild 10 10”
38 CFR 4.124a: Schedule of ratings for peripheral nerve conditions, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute, n.d., Table under Diagnostic Code 8515, median nerve.
Open the original- What it measures
- The table lists the major (dominant) arm first and the minor arm second, as Board decisions also apply it.
- What it does not show
- Column headings are not in the copied text. The major and minor columns are read from the regulation and match the Board decision. Check the eCFR for the table headings.