---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 4.46"
title: "38"
number: "4.46"
heading: "Accurate measurement."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/4.46"
---

# §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.


## Notes

### Amendments

[41 FR 11294, Mar. 18, 1976]

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[41 FR 11294, Mar. 18, 1976]