38 C.F.R. § 4.3 : Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief — DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS — SCHEDULE FOR RATING DISABILITIES — GENERAL POLICY IN RATING — Resolution of reasonable doubt

It is the defined and consistently applied policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs to administer the law under a broad interpretation, consistent, however, with the facts shown in every case. When after careful consideration of all procurable and assembled data, a reasonable doubt arises regarding the degree of disability such doubt will be resolved in favor of the claimant. See §3.102 of this chapter.

38 C.F.R. §4.3

40 FR 42535, 9/15/1975