Providing a Minimum Evaluation for Bradycardia
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- What it does
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to revise diagnostic code (DC) 7009, Bradycardia (Bradyarrhythmia), to provide a minimum 10% evaluation after pacemaker implantation. This revision will allow VA to align DC 7009 with DC 7018, Implantable cardiac pacemakers. VA also proposes to remove Note (1) found under DC 7009.
The Veterans Affairs Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What it would change
1 part of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2900-AS40 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Comments must be received by March 31, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-01875 |
|---|---|
| Action | Proposed rule. |
| Agencies | Veterans Affairs Department |
| Published | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Comments close | March 31, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 2900-AS40 |
| Docket | VA-2026-VBA-0034 |
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