Va Rating Bilateral Achilles Tendonitis

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Va rating bilateral achilles tendonitis. Once service connection is established VA will assign a disability rating depending on the severity of the condition. Rating Dominant Nondominant 5307 Group VII. VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA FEBRUARY 2005 ENTITLEMENT ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES CHRONIC ACHILLES TENDONITIS OR ACHILLES BURSITIS MPC 01321 ICD-9 7267 DEFINITION This denotes painful inflammatory andor degenerative changes in the Achilles tendon or inflammation of the soft tissue or inflammation and thickening of the deep. There are spasms present when the Achilles Tendon is palpated.

Left Achilles tendonitis The veteran is claiming his current left Achilles tendonitis was incurred in or caused by the rupture Achilles tendon left treated on 7252008 see tabbed STR in VBMS. 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. Muscles arising from internal condyle of humerus. 0 5308 Group VIII.

Ankle tendonitis is usually rated under 38 CFR 471 Schedule of Ratings Musculoskeletal System Diagnostic Codes 5270 or 5271. For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. The VA has specific rating codes if a shoulder or arm need to be amputated. A score of 100 means that a veteran is unable to work or care for themselves.

In a notice of disagreement the veteran asserted that he experienced severe pain in both Achilles tendons since 1984 while in service with continued severe pain. This rating schedule for physical disabilities like tendonitis is based on a percentage scale with each percentage representing a different degree of disability. Plattner P and Mann R 1993 Disorders of Tendons. Generally speaking VA rates shoulder and arm conditions under both 38 CFR 471a Schedule of Ratings Musculoskeletal System and 473 Schedule of Ratings Muscle Injuries.

Symptoms are not relieved with orthotic insert support in the shoe. Both the VA and the DoD award Military Disability for the Foot. The veteran contends that she should be granted ratings in excess of 20 percent for her service-connected right and left Achilles tendonitis. Your Achilles tendon spasms when it is touched If these elements are present and you have plantar fasciitis in one foot you may receive a disability rating of 30.

In a March 2000 rating decision the RO granted service connection for bilateral foot condition to include Achilles tendonitis but denied a compensable rating. Medical research in relation to the Statement of Principles concerning Chronic Achilles Tendonitis or Achilles Bursitis which cites the following as references. If you have bilateral plantar fasciitis you could be eligible to receive a VA disability rating for foot pain of 50. A 50 percent VA Rating for Plantar Fasciitis is warranted if the symptoms for severe in the 30 rating as stated above are bilateral and occurring in both feet.

The VA awards disability compensation for each Ankle 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. How VA Rates Shoulder and Arm Conditions. Under diagnostic code DC 5270 ankle tendonitis is rated according to ankylosis of the ankle ie abnormal stiffening and immobility as follows. The Board notes that the veteran was scheduled for a VA examination in early 2008 in an attempt to ascertain the current severity of her service-connected bilateral Achilles tendonitis.

The VA uses a schedule for rating disabilities. Direct service connection Is the veterans current left Achilles tendonitis at least as likely as. Department of Veterans Affairs. To clarify a couple of points Achilles tendonitis is normally rated as an ankle condition rather than as a foot condition and the amputation rule of a maximum 40 percent combined evaluation applies to ALL disabilities below the knee not just the foot.

The following Diagnostic Codes are. Flexion of wrist and fingers.