Va Rating For Achilles Tendonitis

Symptoms are not relieved with orthotic insert support in the shoe.

Va rating for achilles tendonitis. Along with this the qualifying criteria are. Pain when the foot is used or manipulated. Once service connection is established VA will assign a disability rating depending on the severity of the condition. MRI LOWER EXTJOINT WO CONTRAST 1Y No Recent Exam STATUS PLAIN FILMSDone OBVAMC Rad Dept reviewed outside films.

Swelling occurring after use of the foot or feet. Does VA give a rating for Achilles Tendonitis. However it should be noted that some veterans have been given higher ratings based on the severity of their condition. A 30 percent VA rating for Plantar Fasciitis is warranted for serious pain and tenderness on the sole and you can only walk on the inside of the foot.

There are spasms present when the Achilles Tendon is palpated. 0 5308 Group VIII. Department of Veterans Affairs. Muscles arising from internal condyle of humerus.

Under diagnostic code DC 5270 ankle tendonitis is rated according to ankylosis of the ankle ie abnormal stiffening and immobility as follows. Flexion of wrist and fingers. The RO rated the Veteran under 38 CFR. The VA deems pes planus to be severe when there is clear evidence of a deformity in the foot.

You have inbound bowing of the Achilles tendon. Right Achilles Tendon The Veteran seeks a disability rating greater than 20 percent for his ruptured right Achilles Tendon with flexion contracture. I got this back today from my MIR. Rating Dominant Nondominant 5307 Group VII.

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. References for Chronic Achilles Tendonitis or Achilles Bursitis. 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. They did both feet but only listed the right foot on the My Health Vet.

Extension of wrist fingers and thumb. For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. 471a Diagnostic Code DC 5299-5271 2008. Plattner P and Mann R 1993 Disorders of Tendons.

Medical research in relation to the Statement of Principles concerning Chronic Achilles Tendonitis or Achilles Bursitis which cites the following as references. How Does VA Rate Ankle Tendonitis. 471a Diagnostic Code DC 5024. Direct service connection Is the veterans current left Achilles tendonitis at least as likely as.

Ankle tendonitis is usually rated under 38 CFR 471 Schedule of Ratings Musculoskeletal System Diagnostic Codes 5270 or 5271. Flexors of the carpus and long flexors of fingers and thumb. The RO has rated both the veterans right and left Achilles tendonitis using the criteria for rating tenosynovitis at 38 CFR. 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.

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. The veterans right and left Achilles tendonitis have been rated as 20 percent disabling effective from January 2001.