Va Foot And Ankle Rating

Other exceptions if any are noted in specific rating codes found on the Ankle Condition Ratings page.

Va foot and ankle rating. To determine the rating for your ankle injury the VA will focus on two factors. SMRs indicated multiple injuries to left anklefoot to include two fractures while in the military and that evidence and additional evidence warranted the 10 ankle synovitis rating. Both the VA and the DoD award Military Disability for the Foot. A general term used to denote a painful foot condition in the metatarsal region of the foot the area just before the toes more commonly referred to as the ball-of-the-foot.

Namely if you have a foot condition that is not listed in diagnostic codes 5276 through 5283 you can ask for a rating under 5284. This will receive a VA disability rating for foot pain of 10. The VA math can get tricky adding up a bunch of 10 ratings but if its better than a lower rating for your entire body its worth it. Under the VA rating schedule there is a standard 20 disability rating if there is x-ray evidence of involvement of two or more major joints or minor joint groups with occasional incapacitating exacerbations.

The VA awards disability compensation for each Foot condition that is service-connectedThe DoD will also rate service-connected conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit for D uty. In many cases ankle instability itself would receive a rating of between 0 and 20 on the rating schedule. In December 2015 I fell due to my left ankle giving out and it caused a 5th metatarsal fracture to the right foot. Once service connection is established VA will assign a disability rating depending on the severity of the condition.

VA joint pain ratings are funny because you have to treat every disabled joint like a different disability rating. For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. The normal range for the ankle is between 45 to 0 degrees for plantar flexion when the top of your foot points away from your leg and between 20 to 0 degrees for dorsiflexion moving your foot up toward the shin. Flexion limitation of range and motion and pain.

On the other hand if you are experiencing inward bowing of the Achilles tendon as well as pain when using your footfeet then you may be deemed to have a moderate case of plantar fasciitis. This is a common foot disorder that can affect the bones and joints at the ball-of-the-foot. The VA might note the presence of other conditions and award the veteran an even higher VA disability rating. For VA compensation purposes unfavorable ankylosis is a condition in which the entire cervical spine the entire thoracolumbar spine or the entire spine is fixed in flexion or extension and the ankylosis results in one or more of the following.

Osteoarthritis Compensation Claim Frequently Asked Questions. Ankle tendonitis is usually rated under 38 CFR 471 Schedule of Ratings Musculoskeletal System Diagnostic Codes 5270 or 5271. This 10 percent rating and the other partial ratings of 30 percent or less are to be combined with ratings for ankylosis limited motion nonunion or malunion shortening etc subject of course to the amputation rule. Muscles do have their own rating system see the Foot and Lower Leg Muscles page but cannot be rated in addition to another musculoskeletal rating for the Ankle since they often result in similar symptoms limitation of motion etc.

Major joints include the shoulder wrist elbow hip knee and ankle while minor joints include toes fingers spine and sacroiliac. Difficulty walking because. However the ankle instability may occur in conjunction with other issues such as knee pain and leg pain.