Va Rating Foot Pain

A recent ruling by the US.

Va rating foot pain. While chronic myofascial pain is not clearly understood you can obtain VA disability benefits for chronic pain merely because the pain interferes with your ability to work. The Foot and Lower Leg Muscles are divided into three groups for rating purposes. The VA will tell you its an 80 success rate but private doctors wont do it unless you are to the point you cant take another step. Research shows that certain foot conditions are significantly more prevalent in veterans versus nonveterans in the United States.

Common Foot Conditions Among Veterans Injury overuse or inflammation of the bones ligaments or tendons in the foot can cause debilitating pain and discomfort. I have CRPS of the left leg. Veterans with severe bilateral flat feet can be rated at 30 percent. The VA might note the presence of other conditions and award the veteran an even higher VA disability rating.

I have atrophy in my calffoot so they separate that rating from my foot and rated it analogous to the sciatic nerve due to the atrophy. However the ankle instability may occur in conjunction with other issues such as knee pain and leg pain. Ratings can be assigned up to 50 and are decided as follows. The VASRD offers ratings for the following musculoskeletal conditions of the Foot.

The VA doesnt rate specifically for pain. If you have unilateral pes planus affecting one foot you can receive a VA disability rating for foot pain of 20. If it is bilateral affects both feet then your disability rating may be 30. Amputation of the Ball of the Foot.

In many cases ankle instability itself would receive a rating of between 0 and 20 on the rating schedule. Ruling overturns nearly 20 years of VA rating decisions. The VA awards disability compensation for injuries to the Foot and Lower Leg Muscles that are service-connected. Moderate flat feet is when a veterans weight-bearing line is over the medial great toe there is inward bowing of the Achilles tendon and pain on manipulation and use of the feet.

For Reservists the injury must have occurred in the Line of Duty to qualify. Bunions Hallux Valgus Hallux Rigidus. If severe and there is suspicion of major tendon or soft tissue damage an MRI may be performed. In deciding the disability rating for flat feet the VA uses the rating schedule 38 CFR.

I have had a consults from 8 differant foot doctors in the last ten years and the highest success rate was 30 that is just too low. One main cause of this condition is the type of shoe you were issued and the type of surface you were required to stand on to complete your duties. Specifically VA will consider how the veterans orthopedic pain limits their range of motion ie ability to bend forwards backwards sideways and rotate at the waist because that is how musculoskeletal conditions tend to be rated. Broken Bones in the Foot.

Veterans with severe unilateral flat feet can be rated at 20 percent. A disability rating for myofascial pain syndrome would be determined based on the body part that is affected by the pain. The DoD will also rate service-connected muscle injuries as long as they also make the service member Unfit for Duty. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims may have a major effect on the outcome of many veterans disability claims.

For example if a veteran were to become service-connected for orthopedic pain VA would likely look at the rating system for musculoskeletal conditions and diagnostic codes. 471a which covers the musculoskeletal system. They rate for functional impact of the body system affected. Loss of UseAmputation of the Foot.

Flat Foot Pes Planus Claw Foot.