Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 06, 2026

Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief last revised: Jan 30, 2026
§ 4.129 - Mental disorders due to traumatic stress.

When a mental disorder that develops in service as a result of a highly stressful event is severe enough to bring about the veteran's release from active military service, the rating agency shall assign an evaluation of not less than 50 percent and schedule an examination within the six month period following the veteran's discharge to determine whether a change in evaluation is warranted.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155) [61 FR 52700, Oct. 8, 1996]
authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155,unless
source: 29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 38 CFR 4.129