Va Compensation Rates For Gout

If you have three or more exacerbations per year this may result in a 40 rating.

Va compensation rates for gout. Post-traumatic arthritis is rated under Diagnostic Code 5010. 20 If your flare ups occur once or twice a year. Typically a Veteran can expect to receive a rating of. Next look at the Added amounts table.

Temporary total ratings provide benefits for veterans. If youre a Veteran with a 70 disability rating and you have a spouse plus 3 dependent children under the age of 18 you would start with the basic rate of 165671 for a Veteran with a spouse and 1 child. Find the amount for children under age 18 6100. My award in 1975 said higher rating of 20 is not warranted unless the record shows one or two exacerbations a year in a well established diagnosis.

I searched this forum for previous posts about it and from what I can tell VA ratings for Gout are rare and if rated they were at 0. The VA will determine your VA compensation for gout based on the severity and number of flare ups you have per year. How VA Rates Arthritis for Disability Benefits. 40 If you experience three or more flare ups per year.

VA makes a determination about the severity of your disability based on the evidence you submit as part of your claim or that VA obtains from your military records. Next look at the Added amounts table. TDIU is awarded in circumstances in which veterans are unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to their service-connected conditions. 10 20 30 etc.

Next look at the Added amounts table. If you have one or two flare-ups per year and an established diagnosis this will likely rate at 20. VA should adjust compensation accordingly by assigning a temporary total rating. If youre a Veteran with a 70 disability rating and you have a spouse plus 3 dependent children under the age of 18 you would start with the basic rate of 165671 for a Veteran with a spouse and 1 child.

Find the amount for children under age 18 6000. Find the amount for children under age 18 6100. Then I found this post from carameldiva1970 regarding VA ratings for the 5000 series and it says diagnostic codes 5013-5024 Gout is 5017 falls under code 5002. However others with milder cases may receive a lower rating.

If youre a Veteran with a 70 disability rating and you have a spouse plus 3 dependent children under the age of 18 you would start with the basic rate of 163617 for a Veteran with a spouse and 1 child. The diseases under diagnostic codes 5013 through 5024 will be rated on limitation of motion of affected parts as arthritis degenerative except gout which will be rated under diagnostic. I am ten percent service connected for Gout which was diagnosed whill still on active duty. Total disability based on individual unemployability TDIU is a disability benefit that allows for veterans to be compensated at VAs 100 percent disability rate even if their combined schedular disability rating does not equal 100 percent.

The VA will look at how often your major joints are affected per year. 2250 2605 APR with 1500 discount points on a 45-day lock period for a 30-Year Fixed VA Jumbo 2625 2806 APR with 0875 discount points on a 60-day lock period for a 30-Year Streamline IRRRL Jumbo and 2750 3040 APR and 0500 discount points on a 60-day lock period for a 30-Year VA Cash-Out Jumbo.