38 CFR § 3.357 - Civil service preference ratings.
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title: "38 CFR § 3.357 - Civil service preference ratings."
title_number: 38
title_name: "Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief"
section_number: "3.357"
section_name: "Civil service preference ratings."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"
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# 3.357 Civil service preference ratings.
For the purpose of certifying civil service disability preference only, a service-connected disability may be assigned an evaluation of “less than ten percent.” Any directly or presumptively service-connected disease or injury which exhibits some extent of actual impairment may be held to exist at the level of less than ten percent. For disabilities incurred in combat, however, no actual impairment is required.
[58 FR 52018, Oct. 6, 1993]