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M21-1 and 38 CFR changes, week of Dec 3, 2018

1 38 CFR section changed this week. Each change shows the passages added and removed, compared with the previous stored version.

38 CFR

Added

  • 7702 Agranulocytosis, acquired:
  • Requiring bone marrow transplant;
  • or infections recurring, on average, at least once every six weeks per 12-month period | 100
  • Requiring intermittent myeloid growth factors (granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) or continuous immunosuppressive therapy such as cyclosporine to maintain absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 500/microliter (µl) but less than 1000/µl;
  • or infections recurring, on average, at least once every three months per 12-month period | 60
  • Requiring intermittent myeloid growth factors to maintain ANC greater than 1000/µl;
  • or infections recurring, on average, at least once per 12-month period but less than once every three months per 12-month period | 30
  • Requiring continuous medication (e.g., antibiotics) for control;

and 166 more added passages

Removed

  • Link to an amendment published at 83 FR 54254, Oct.
  • Link to a correction published at 83 FR 54881, Nov.
  • 7700 Anemia, hypochromic-microcytic and megaloblastic, such as iron-deficiency and pernicious anemia:
  • Hemoglobin 5gm/100ml or less, with findings such as high output congestive heart failure or dyspnea at rest | 100
  • Hemoglobin 7gm/100ml or less, with findings such as dyspnea on mild exertion, cardiomegaly, tachycardia (100 to 120 beats per minute) or syncope (three episodes in the last six months) | 70
  • Hemoglobin 8gm/100ml or less, with findings such as weakness, easy fatigability, headaches, lightheadedness, or shortness of breath | 30

and 62 more removed passages

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