38 CFR Part 4 — 38 CFR § 4.117

AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis) — VA Diagnostic Code 7717

Hematologic / lymphatic

Diagnostic code

7717

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38 CFR § 4.117 lists Diagnostic Code 7717 as “AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis)” at 100 percent. The code does not print another percentage, a 0 percent line, or a note about treatment, six months, two years, or five years. Section 3.309(e) lists “AL amyloidosis,” without the parenthetical and without a diagnostic code.

Reviewed 2026-10-05. Text checked against the eCFR versioner full-text XML for 2026-10-01 on 2026-10-05. Title 38 was up to date as of 2026-10-01 and last amended on 2026-08-27. The § 4.117 source note prints 60 FR 49227, Sept. 22, 1995, as amended at 77 FR 6467, Feb. 8, 2012; 79 FR 2100, Jan. 13, 2014; 83 FR 54254, Oct. 29, 2018; 83 FR 54881, Nov. 1, 2018; 87 FR 61248, Oct. 11, 2022.

The rating criteria at each level

AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis) — DC 7717

Rating %: 100

Criteria (verbatim). AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis)

Rating %	Criteria (verbatim)
100	AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis)

The table cell is the title and the rating. No note is printed between DC 7717 and DC 7718. 38 CFR § 4.31 says: “In every instance where the schedule does not provide a zero percent evaluation for a diagnostic code, a zero percent evaluation shall be assigned when the requirements for a compensable evaluation are not met.”

38 CFR § 4.7 assigns the higher rating when the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria required for that rating. Otherwise, the lower rating will be assigned. 38 CFR § 4.6 requires each element affecting the evidence to be studied so that decisions will be equitable and just.

Source: 38 CFR § 4.117, Diagnostic Code 7717, eCFR full-text XML for 2026-10-01.

What the words mean in your records

One line at 100

The schedule does not print 0, 10, 30, 60, or another percentage under DC 7717. It also does not print a continuation note of the kind under DC 7709, DC 7712, or DC 7715.

Primary amyloidosis is in the schedule title

The schedule title includes the parenthetical “primary amyloidosis.” 38 CFR § 3.309(e) lists “AL amyloidosis” and does not add that parenthetical. This page does not treat other amyloid names as this title. The schedule does not print them under DC 7717.

Not the multiple-myeloma code

DC 7712 rates multiple myeloma, including a 0 percent line that names MGUS. Section 3.309(e) lists “AL amyloidosis” and “Multiple myeloma” as separate entries.

When two evaluations are close

Evidence that speaks to each level

100 — the only line

What the rater needs to see. A diagnosis the schedule titles “AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis).” The code does not print a second level to compare.

Where that usually lives. The diagnosis in the record.

Level	What the rater needs to see	Where that usually lives
100 — the only line	A diagnosis the schedule titles “AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis).” The code does not print a second level to compare.	The diagnosis in the record.

VA’s public DBQ list, checked October 5, 2026, names “Hematologic and Lymphatic Conditions, Including Leukemia.” The file is Hematologic and Lymphatic Conditions, Including Leukemia.

The exam form

The schedule text for DC 7717 is the title and 100 percent. This page does not say the form adds a percentage the schedule does not print.

Related codes and how they interact

Neighboring hemic codes

DC 7712 is multiple myeloma. DC 7716 is aplastic anemia, which § 3.309(f)(7) names with other myelodysplastic syndromes. DC 7717 is not that paragraph.

38 CFR § 4.14 says the evaluation of the same disability under various diagnoses is to be avoided.

Secondary conditions and presumptions

38 CFR § 3.309(e) lists “AL amyloidosis” for herbicide exposure when § 3.307(a)(6) is met, subject to § 3.307(d). Paragraph (a)(6)(ii) requires manifestation to a degree of 10 percent or more at any time after service, except for chloracne or other acneform disease consistent with chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, and early-onset peripheral neuropathy. AL amyloidosis is not one of those three.

The 38 U.S.C. § 1116(a)(2) list, read on the Legal Information Institute page on 2026-10-05, does not contain the word “amyloid.” 38 U.S.C. § 1120(b) does not contain it. Section 3.309(a) does not name AL amyloidosis. Section 3.309(f) does not name it. Section 3.309(d) does not name it. 38 CFR § 3.320 does not name this condition. 38 CFR § 3.316 does not name it. 38 CFR § 3.320a does not name it. Section 3.320b does not name it.

A separate question, when a presumption does not decide it, is a medical question on the facts under 38 CFR § 3.310. Paragraph (a) covers disability proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disease or injury. Paragraph (b) covers increase in severity and requires a medical baseline.

Short answers

What is the VA rating for DC 7717?

Under 38 CFR § 4.117, AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis) is rated 100 percent. The code does not print another level. Education only. VA decides on the evidence.

Which presumption list names AL amyloidosis?

38 CFR § 3.309(e) lists AL amyloidosis for herbicide exposure. Sections 3.309(a), 3.309(d), 3.309(f), 3.316, 3.320, 3.320a, and 3.320b do not name it. The § 1116(a)(2) list read on October 5, 2026, does not contain the word amyloid.

FAQ

How does VA rate AL amyloidosis under DC 7717?

The schedule prints one line: AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis), 100 percent. It does not print a 0 percent line or a note that continues the rating for six months, two years, or five years. Education only.

Is AL amyloidosis on the herbicide list?

Section 3.309(e) lists “AL amyloidosis.” The manifestation rule in § 3.307(a)(6)(ii) is 10 percent or more at any time after service, because AL amyloidosis is not one of the three exceptions in that sentence.

Is AL amyloidosis named in section 1116 or section 1120?

The § 1116(a)(2) list read on October 5, 2026, does not contain the word amyloid. Section 1120(b) does not contain it. The regulatory list that names it is § 3.309(e).

Is primary amyloidosis a different code?

The schedule title is “AL amyloidosis (primary amyloidosis)” under DC 7717. The herbicide list says “AL amyloidosis” and does not add the parenthetical.

Next steps

Read the decision for DC 7717 and for whether a different code, such as DC 7712, was used.
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Other codes in this body system

Nearby catalog entries in Hematologic / lymphatic, ordered by diagnostic code number. All Hematologic / lymphatic codes

Also: DC code lookup (tools) lists the same index in a compact layout.

Source: 38 CFR Part 4, Diagnostic Code 7717 • va.gov

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