---
kind: "section"
citation: "38 C.F.R. § 4.61"
title: "38"
number: "4.61"
heading: "Examination."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/38/4.61"
---

# §4.61. Examination.


With any form of arthritis (except traumatic arthritis) it is essential that the examination for rating purposes cover all major joints, with especial reference to Heberden's or Haygarth's nodes.


## Notes

### Authority

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

### Source

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