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4.128—Convalescence ratings following extended hospitalization.

If a mental disorder has been assigned a total evaluation due to a continuous period of hospitalization lasting six months or more, the rating agency shall continue the total evaluation indefinitely and schedule a mandatory examination six months after the veteran is discharged or released to nonbed care. A change in evaluation based on that or any subsequent examination shall be subject to the provisions of § 3.105(e) of this chapter.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155 )

Code of Federal Regulations

[61 FR 52700, Oct. 8, 1996]
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