38 CFR 4.19 : Pensions, Bonuses, And Veterans' Relief (§ 0.600 To Parts 201-299) — (§ 0.600 To § 17.3130) — Department Of Veterans Affairs (§ 0.600 To § 17.3130) — Schedule For Rating Disabilities (§ 4.1 To Appendix C To Part 4) — General Policy In Rating (§ 4.1 To § 4.31) — Age in service-connected claims.

Age may not be considered as a factor in evaluating service-connected disability; and unemployability, in service-connected claims, associated with advancing age or intercurrent disability, may not be used as a basis for a total disability rating. Age, as such, is a factor only in evaluations of disability not resulting from service, i.e., for the purposes of pension.