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Proposed rule

Providing a Minimum Evaluation for Bradycardia

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Jan. 30, 2026. Document 2026-01875. Updated Nov. 15, 2026.

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:

38 CFR 4

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.

Document number2026-01875
ActionProposed rule.
AgenciesVeterans Affairs Department
PublishedJan. 30, 2026
Comments closeMarch 31, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)2900-AS40
DocketVA-2026-VBA-0034

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