1. Regulations
  2. title 38
  3. chapter I
  4. part 4
  5. subpart B
  6. subjgrp 100
  7. § 4.46

View all text of Subjgrp 100 [§ 4.40 - § 4.73]

§ 4.46 - Accurate measurement.

Accurate measurement of the length of stumps, excursion of joints, dimensions and location of scars with respect to landmarks, should be insisted on. The use of a goniometer in the measurement of limitation of motion is indispensable in examinations conducted within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Muscle atrophy must also be accurately measured and reported.

[41 FR 11294, Mar. 18, 1976]

AUTHORITY: 38 U.S.C. 1155, unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: 29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, unless otherwise noted.

CITE AS: 38 CFR 4.46