Va Disability Rating For Elbow Nerve Damage

Rotor hit the answer on the head.

Va disability rating for elbow nerve damage. Posterior thigh group Hamstring complex of 2-joint muscles. So when rating a nerve condition the VA looks at three things. The VA awards disability compensation for each condition of the Peripheral Nerves of the Upper Back and Arms that is service-connectedThe DoD will also rate service-connected conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit for DutyFor Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. Rating 5313 Group XIII.

Combined they only get you to an overall disability rating of 90. The peripheral nerves in the upper back and neck go into the shoulders and arms. Acting with rectus femoris and sartorius see XIV 1 2 synchronizing simultaneous flexion of hip and knee and extension of hip and knee by belt-over-pulley action at knee joint. Extension of hip and flexion of knee.

1 the VA first decides whether. During my neck exam for C-Spine Chronic Neck Strain it was found that I had mild bilateral upper extremity radiculopathies stemming from that area I was also told would not get any rating for that issue since I already had a 30 moderate rating for my right hand dominant and. VA Ratings for Damage to the Elbow and Forearm Bones. The disability rating assigned also depends on whether the veterans dominant higher evaluation versus nondominant lower evaluation arm is affected.

As Rotor Head has stated can only get one nerve rating for each upper extremity. Some causes of cubital tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve dysfunction include leaning on your elbow for long periods of time using a computer keyboard and mouse similar to carpal tunnel syndrome fluid accumulating in your elbow and a direct blow to the elbow. For example cubital tunnel rated as paralysis of the ulnar nerve and has a maximum rating of 60. Weve covered how to rate nerve conditions in general information on the peripheral nerves of the lower back and legs and in this blog post we now look at the peripheral nerves of the upper back and arms.

For the non-dominant arm the rating is 40. If a veteran has radiculopathy affecting the sciatic nerve the VA will decide which category best approximates the symptoms the veteran is experiencing and then will look at the rating criteria associated with that category for the sciatic nerve. Further the symptoms are almost exclusively related to the ring and pinky fingers the outside palm and wrist. 7 posts Elbow question.

VA code 5210 also states that if a break to the radius or ulna bone fails to heal and the result is unreliable and unwanted motion in the joint this will receive a rating of 50 for the dominant arm. VA Disability Claims General Elbow question. Outward and inward rotation of flexed knee. 417 - Total Disability Ratings for Pension Based on Unemployability and Age of the Individual 417a - 418 - Misconduct EtiologyUnemployability 419 - 421 - Age in Service-Connected ClaimsAnalogous RatingsApplication of Rating Schedule 422 - 423 - Rating of Disabilities Aggravated by Active ServiceAttitude of Rating Officers 424.

Neuritis of the sciatic nerve is rated under 38 CFR. This is because the maximum rating for carpal tunnel is 60 and the maximum rating for elbow tendinitis is 70. Symptoms vary depending on how much damage has occurred to the nerve and surrounding. To go from 90 to 100 you would need one more disability.

4124a Diagnostic Code 8621 rather than. The Musculoskeletal System is vast and complex consisting of muscles. The VA awards disability compensation for each Elbow and Forearm condition that is service-connectedThe DoD will also rate service-connected conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit for DutyFor Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. 100 Individual Unemployability for Nerve Damage Individual unemployability often referred to as TDIU means that VA is required to pay veterans at the 100 percent rate even if their service-connected conditions do not combine to a 100 percent rating if the veteran is unable to work as a result of those conditions.