A serious bacterial infection transmitted by fleas, causing fever, swollen lymph nodes, and severe illness.
For the 100% rating during active disease, medical records documenting a current, confirmed diagnosis of plague are central. Lab results, treatment records, and physician notes showing the infection is ongoing all speak directly to this level. Once active disease resolves, records showing the infection has cleared would support the 0% rating for the infection itself. For any residual disabilities, the evidence that matters shifts to whichever body system was affected. That could include imaging, pulmonary function tests, organ function labs, specialist evaluations, or your own statements describing how lasting symptoms affect your work and daily life. Connecting those records to a specific residual condition is what drives the rating after recovery.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
