Va Disability Rating For Bilateral Knees

It is possible to have more than two disabilities combined in the bilateral factor.

Va disability rating for bilateral knees. Abnormal stiffening and immobility of the knee can be assigned a 30 40 50 or 60 percent disability rating depending on the limitation of flexion. The only time a temporary rating for knee pain is given is when a total knee replacement is performed. If the residuals are intermediate the VA should assign a minimum rating of 30 and look to DC 5256 5261 or 5262 to see if you are entitled to a higher rating by analogy. The rating criteria is as follows.

VA assigns a 0 10 20 or 30 percent disability rating for this knee pain condition based on the amount of instability present in the knee. For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. 12-14 690 DATE On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional. 19 19 209 which rounds up to 21.

Major joints include the shoulder wrist elbow hip knee and ankle while minor joints include toes fingers spine and sacroiliac. The VA is supposed to rate a knee disability under DC 5260 and 5261 where functional loss begins. The combined rating of the veterans bilateral conditions right foot and left knee is 28. Knee and Lower Leg Overview.

The VA awards disability compensation for each Knee and Lower Leg condition that is service-connectedThe DoD will also rate service-connected conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit fo r Duty. Degenerative arthritis also known as osteoarthritis is given a disability rating of 10-20. Look to the end of the post for these rating tables. The combined rating for both knees is now 21 and the VA will use 21 as the rating for those disabilities.

Ankylosis of the Knee Diagnostic Code 5256. 60 extremely unfavorable in flexion at an angle of 45 degrees or more 50 in flexion between 20 and 45 degrees. For example if a veteran has a full range of motion of his knee but has weakness of movement that begins at 45 degrees flexion he should be awarded a 10 percent rating under DC 5260. Separating ratings into separate joints can also help you get closer to the bilateral factor which will add on another 10 rating.

Listing those as separate disabilities meant that the veteran went from 10 to 30 on one knee. VA should consider the left and right knee conditions together for a combined rating. To get the bilateral factor we take 28 and multiply it by 10. The VA disability rating for knee arthritis can go up to 100 for rheumatoid arthritis if the condition causes you to be completely incapacitated.

A knee instability VA rating can be related to arthritis but doesnt have to be. If you suffer from Phantom Limb Pain PLP you may try to get a higher rating. For more information on how to calculate this number click here. In order to get the highest evaluation the knee must be so unstable that it gives out or dislocates on a regular basis.

A 30 left knee rating and a 10 right knee rating equal a 37 combined rating. After total knee replacement surgery there is an automatic 100 disability rating for one year. Bilateral hearing loss DENIED heart disability DENIED bilateral knee disability bilateral ankle disability REMANDED and bilateral hand disability REMANDED Citation Nr. If you dont understand how 30 10 37 you can read our previous article to learn how VA math is not like regular math since disabilities ratings are combined together.

The VA rating for knee amputations is either 40 if there still some knee function or 60 if the knee is removed or unusable. So 1 year after the partial or total knee replacement the VA will look to re-rate your knee condition. These 40 and 60 ratings related only to the point of amputation.