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Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) VA disability rating & claim guide
The VA rates Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) under diagnostic code 7010, in 38 CFR § 4.104 (cardiovascular system), and the schedule provides two evaluation levels for it: 30% and 10%.
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01Understand the rating02Know what to gather03Plan your preparationTHE ESSENTIALS
How the VA rates Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Supraventricular tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising above the ventricles. The schedule names atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, sinus tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, junctional tachycardia, multifocal atrial tachycardia, and several reentrant tachycardias among its examples. What sets the rating is not how often you feel an episode but how many treatment interventions the rhythm required over a year — or, at the lower tier, whether it is controlled by continuous oral medication or by vagal maneuvers. Both tiers open with confirmation by ECG.
DC 7010 has two tiers, and both open with ECG confirmation. 30 percent requires confirmation by ECG with five or more treatment interventions per year. 10 percent requires confirmation by ECG with one to four treatment interventions per year, or confirmation by ECG together with either continuous use of oral medications to control the rhythm or the use of vagal maneuvers to control it. The schedule defines 'treatment intervention' narrowly in Note (2): one occurs whenever a symptomatic patient requires intravenous pharmacologic adjustment, cardioversion, and/or ablation for symptom relief — so an episode that passes without one of those is not what the tiers count. Where this code overlaps the other rhythm and conduction codes, the schedule assigns a single evaluation across DCs 7009, 7010, 7011, and 7015, under whichever reflects the predominant disability picture.
- Diagnostic code
- 7010
- Rating schedule
- 38 CFR § 4.104
- Schedule levels
- 30% and 10%
How does the VA choose a rating level?
Which level applies is set by the criteria the evidence meets, not by the diagnosis. Where there is a question as to which of two evaluations applies, 38 CFR § 4.7 assigns the higher one if the disability picture more nearly approximates the criteria required for that rating.
This code prints no 0% row. Under 38 CFR § 4.31, a 0% evaluation is assigned where the requirements for a compensable evaluation are not met.
EXPLORE THE PERCENTAGES
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) VA rating criteria (DC 7010)
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These are published rating criteria. Selecting a level does not predict your VA decision.
IN THE REGULATION’S OWN WORDS
What 38 CFR also says about Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
The notes 38 CFR Part 4 prints with these criteria, quoted. They govern how the evaluation is made without being a rating level themselves.
- “Note (1): Examples of supraventricular tachycardia include, but are not limited to: Atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, sinus tachycardia, sinoatrial nodal reentrant tachycardia, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, junctional tachycardia, and multifocal atrial tachycardia.”DC 7010
- “Note (2): For the purposes of this diagnostic code, a treatment intervention occurs whenever a symptomatic patient requires intravenous pharmacologic adjustment, cardioversion, and/or ablation for symptom relief.”DC 7010
BUILD YOUR EVIDENCE, ONE PIECE AT A TIME
Evidence for your Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) claim
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THE EXAM FORM
Which DBQ is used for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)?
VA's page says: “You can use these forms to submit medical evidence from your health care providers.”
Source: VA: Public Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs), read September 18, 2026.
SMALL DETAILS. BETTER PREPARATION.
Preparing your Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) claim
Start with the practical tips, then explore the common oversights. You don’t need to work through everything at once.
Practical tips for your claim3 tips
- 01
Gather the record of every intravenous pharmacologic adjustment, cardioversion, and ablation, since those are the interventions the schedule counts when a symptomatic patient requires them for symptom relief, and the annual count is what separates 30 percent from 10 percent.
- 02
Make sure each documented event has its ECG attached, since both tiers begin with 'confirmed by ECG'.
- 03
If the rhythm is held in check by continuous oral medication or by vagal maneuvers, keep that documented as well, since ECG confirmation plus either one meets the 10 percent criterion by itself.
C&P exam pitfalls to keep in mind4 tips
- 01
An exam that records how often episodes are felt but never counts the treatment interventions in the year, which is the measure the tiers are actually written around.
- 02
Interventions described in narrative only, with no ECG in the file to supply the confirmation both tiers require.
- 03
Ablations or cardioversions performed by an outside provider and never pulled into the record, so the annual intervention count reads lower than it was.
- 04
Use of vagal maneuvers to control the rhythm going unrecorded, when ECG confirmation together with vagal maneuvers used for control meets the 10 percent criterion on its own.
Common filing mistakes3 tips
- 01
Submitting symptom descriptions with no ECG in the file, when ECG confirmation is the opening requirement of both tiers.
- 02
Leaving private cardiology and emergency-department records out, since the intravenous pharmacologic adjustments, cardioversions, and ablations the schedule counts can only be counted if they are in the file.
- 03
Filing this alongside DCs 7009, 7011, or 7015 expecting each to be evaluated separately, when the schedule assigns a single evaluation under whichever code reflects the predominant disability picture.
When symptoms may first appear2 tips
- 01
The criteria are written around a one-year window rather than around when the rhythm first appeared: what they read is the number of treatment interventions in that year, and whether continuous oral medication or vagal maneuvers are being used to control it.
- 02
Because a single evaluation is assigned across DCs 7009, 7010, 7011, and 7015, a rhythm problem that develops alongside a conduction problem does not add a second evaluation — it shifts which code reflects the predominant disability picture.
WHEN VA HOLDS THE LINK
After a service-connected lower-extremity amputation
38 CFR 3.310(c): “Ischemic heart disease or other cardiovascular disease developing in a veteran who has a service-connected amputation of one lower extremity at or above the knee or service-connected amputations of both lower extremities at or above the ankles, shall be held to be the proximate result of the service-connected amputation or amputations.”
38 CFR 3.310(c) does not define "other cardiovascular disease". The rating schedule evaluates Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) in its cardiovascular section, 38 CFR 4.104.
- DC 5160
Complete Amputation of the Lower Extremity (Hip Disarticulation or Trans-Pelvic)
One service-connected amputation at this level meets the rule.
- DC 5161
Amputation of Thigh at Upper Third
One service-connected amputation at this level meets the rule.
- DC 5162
Amputation of Thigh at Middle or Lower Third
One service-connected amputation at this level meets the rule.
- DC 5163
Amputation of Leg, with Defective Stump
Below the knee: meets the rule only with service-connected amputations of both lower extremities at or above the ankles.
- DC 5164
Leg Amputation Not Improvable by Prosthesis Controlled by Natural Knee Action
Below the knee: meets the rule only with service-connected amputations of both lower extremities at or above the ankles.
THE BROADER PICTURE
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) by the numbers
- Veterans service-connected
- ~3,200 veterans
- Typical rating awarded
- ~30%
Vetrify editorial estimates informed by VA published claims data (VBA Annual Benefits Report) and the VA rating schedule, not official VA statistics.
LET’S CLEAR A FEW THINGS UP
Common questions about Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)
Is Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) a VA-rated disability?
Yes. The VA rates Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) under VASRD diagnostic code 7010 (Cardiovascular System). Supraventricular tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rhythm arising above the ventricles. The schedule names atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, sinus tachycardia, atrial tachycardia, junctional tachycardia, multifocal atrial tachycardia, and several reentrant tachycardias among its examples. What sets the rating is not how often you feel an episode but how many treatment interventions the rhythm required over a year — or, at the lower tier, whether it is controlled by continuous oral medication or by vagal maneuvers. Both tiers open with confirmation by ECG.
What VA disability rating can I get for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)?
Possible VA ratings for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) are 30%, 10%, 0%. The 0% level comes from 38 CFR 4.31, which assigns it wherever no compensable level is met. Examples: 30%: Confirmed by ECG, with five or more treatment interventions per year; 10%: Confirmed by ECG, with one to four treatment interventions per year; or, confirmed by ECG with either continuous use of oral medications to control or use of vagal maneuvers to control.
What's the typical VA rating awarded for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)?
Vetrify estimates the typical rating awarded for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) at around 30%, based on VA claims data and the rating schedule. An estimated 3,200 veterans are service-connected for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT).
What evidence helps prove Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) for VA disability?
Strong evidence for a Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) claim includes: ECG tracings confirming supraventricular tachycardia, which both rating tiers require by name; Records of each treatment intervention over the past year — intravenous pharmacologic adjustment, cardioversion, or ablation — since the annual count sets the tier; A medication list identifying any oral medication used continuously to control the rhythm; Cardiology notes identifying which supraventricular rhythm is present, such as atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter, both of which the schedule lists among its examples.
Which DBQ is used for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)?
VA's Heart Conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) is on its public list of DBQs. VA's page says: "You can use these forms to submit medical evidence from your health care providers."
What mistakes should veterans avoid when claiming Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT)?
Common pitfalls when filing for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT): Submitting symptom descriptions with no ECG in the file, when ECG confirmation is the opening requirement of both tiers; Leaving private cardiology and emergency-department records out, since the intravenous pharmacologic adjustments, cardioversions, and ablations the schedule counts can only be counted if they are in the file; Filing this alongside DCs 7009, 7011, or 7015 expecting each to be evaluated separately, when the schedule assigns a single evaluation under whichever code reflects the predominant disability picture.
Does VA hold Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) to be the result of a service-connected lower-extremity amputation?
38 CFR 3.310(c): "Ischemic heart disease or other cardiovascular disease developing in a veteran who has a service-connected amputation of one lower extremity at or above the knee or service-connected amputations of both lower extremities at or above the ankles, shall be held to be the proximate result of the service-connected amputation or amputations." 38 CFR 3.310(c) does not define "other cardiovascular disease". The rating schedule evaluates Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) in its cardiovascular section, 38 CFR 4.104.
Official sources
- 38 CFR § 4.104, Schedule of ratings, cardiovascular system (Diagnostic Code 7010)
- 38 CFR § 4.7, higher of two evaluations
- 38 CFR § 4.31, zero percent evaluations
- 38 CFR § 3.310(c), cardiovascular disease after a service-connected lower-extremity amputation
Criteria in quotation marks are the regulation’s own words; everything else on this page is Vetrify’s summary of it. The eCFR text is authoritative. See how Vetrify derives its numbers.
How these figures are checked: our methodology and the open dataset.
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