Analyze a rating gap
analyze_rating_gapUse this when a veteran gives a condition name and the VA disability percentage currently assigned for it, and wants that percentage compared against the VASRD criteria. It describes what the criteria require; only VA decides a rating. Returns the tier that matches the current percentage, the next tier above it, and every higher tier on file for that condition, with the criteria each one requires. It reports when the condition is already at the highest documented tier, and when no criteria are on file for that condition name. documentedTiers lists the tier percentages on file for the condition, and currentPercentIsDocumentedTier says whether the percentage supplied is one of them: false means the figure does not correspond to a tier in the criteria on file, which happens when the rating came from a formula or a code this search did not resolve. For a veteran at zero percent, zeroPercentBasis is "documented" when a zero percent row for the code is on file and "unresolved" when the complete tier set could not be established, and zeroPercentUnderFourThirtyOne answers whether 38 CFR 4.31 is what assigns that zero: false where the schedule on file provides a zero percent evaluation or the rating is compensable, and null where the question is open. A null there is an unanswered question rather than a finding that 4.31 applies, because the rule turns on what the schedule provides for the code and this tool reads the criteria on file rather than the omissions in the schedule.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| conditionName | Yes | Condition to analyze (e.g., "PTSD", "Lumbar strain"). | |
| currentPercent | Yes | Current VA rating percentage for this condition (e.g., 30, 50, 70). |