Va Disability Bilateral Knee Arthritis

It can cause pain and stiffness in any joint in the body and is common in the small joints of the foot.

Va disability bilateral knee arthritis. 000 Introduction011 Degenerative arthritis Osteoarthritis vs. Again there are specific range of motion measurements that correspond with each percentage and can be found here. See September 2014 VA Primary Care Note. However both are still rated under the musculoskeletal system conditions.

The DoD will also rate service-connected conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit fo r Duty. Anterior Knee Pain and Intermittent Low Back Pain. The Veteran presented a September 2014 opinion from his VA treating physician addressing the etiology of his bilateral knee disability. Several rating criteria affect the total rating decision.

To determine the level of disability the VA schedule of ratings gives guidance based on the location and type of injury. In 2010 the VA incorrectly lumped an ACL tear and arthritis into one single disability. 12-14 690 DATE On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee Oklahoma THE ISSUES 1. Without regard to the range of motion of the veterans knee the veteran was unable to get a higher rating.

The record includes conflicting medical opinions concerning whether the Veterans current bilateral knee disability is etiologically related to his active duty service. Rheumatoid arthritis0310 In-service causes of arthritis0503 Presumption of service connec. Arthritis is one of the most common conditions affecting those who have served in the military. This diagnostic code is used with the knee has too much motion from side to side or dislocates regularly.

As long as veterans have arthritis that is confirmed through X-ray evidence VA should assign either a 10 or 20 percent disability rating based on the severity of the arthritis and whether it affects one or both of the veterans knees. Bilateral hearing loss DENIED heart disability DENIED bilateral knee disability bilateral ankle disability REMANDED and bilateral hand disability REMANDED Citation Nr. This is a higher rate than among the civilian population and it is one of the leading causes of physical disability. Diagnostic Code 5003-5260 or 5010-5260 should be used to assign a 10 rating for the functional loss of use.

VA Disability Ratings for Arthritis Under the schedule of ratings in the VA regulations arthritis may be rated under degenerative arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. Again changes to a veterans gait due to pes planus may cause this inflammation to occur. How should the knee be rated for this Veteran assuming degenerative arthritis observable on x-ray. Osteoarthritis is going to come into play whenever you have joint pain knee pain some back injuries or other functional loss due to pain.

For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. For example a veteran with a service-connected right-knee injury claims. Instability of the Knee. The VA rates instability of the knee under diagnostic code 5257.

In addition I was rated 10 for degenerative arthritis with bone spurs on the spine. Even if your range of motion is fine and there appears to be no functional loss the VA may still grant a rating in this category if you can provide evidence that the range of motion is affected by pain when the joint is used in a normal repetitive way. The Surgeon stated that I had severe arthritis and would eventually need a knee replacement looks like within the next year or two. Arthritis degenerative hypertrophic or osteoarthritis.

It does not always show up on an X-ray or an MRI but. While the VA rating system doesnt usually recognize pain as a disability it may be factored in for arthritisespecially if it affects the knee. The VA awards disability compensation for each Knee and Lower Leg condition that is service-connected. Two years ago I had my right knee operated on for a torn meniscus.

A non-service-connected disability can be linked to a service-connected disability very easily. Its been 6-years since I was rated by VA. There are two types of arthritis recognized by the VA that can appear in the knees degenerative arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The more the knee disability prevents the leg from straightening the higher the rating will be.

Diagnostic Code 5257 should be used to assign an additional 10 rating for instability of the knee. For most injuries pain warrants a 10 percent disability rating. The Department of Veterans Affairs says of this condition that when established via X-rays the VA disability rating will be made on the basis of limitation of motion under the appropriate diagnostic codes for the specific joint or joints involved. In fact the Center for Disease Control CDC estimates the rate of arthritis in veterans to be 256 although other estimates have the rate as high as 35.

Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of the bodys joints. That claim was later corrected to become two separate entitlements of 10 and 20.