Va Rating For Anemia

VA typically evaluates the anemia under the condition responsible for the blood loss but may grant a 0 10 or 30 rating for iron deficiency anemia not caused by blood loss.

Va rating for anemia. Anemia with hemoglobin 10 gm100 ml or less asymptomatic is rated as noncompensable. This is further justified by the fact that they added the requirement of immunosuppressive therapy to the 60 rating thereby covering all the standard treatment options under the higher ratings. VA deems it appropriate to address underlying conditions first but may grant your anemia a rating depending in the circumstances of its presence. VA Rating for GERD and Hiatal Hernia.

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. Hemoglobin 10gm100ml or less with findings such as weakness easy fatigability or headaches. Increased Rating for Microcytic Anemia Diagnostic Code 7700 provides ratings for hypochromic-microcytic and megaloblastic anemia such as iron deficiency and pernicious anemia. Following are some of the common anemia types and how the VA normally addresses them.

We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. 7722 Pernicious anemia and Vitamin B 12 deficiency anemia. Iron Deficiency Anemia DC 7720. Namely for a 60 percent rating VA required the use of continuous immunosuppressive therapy.

There are various diseases of the digestive system which produce a common disability picture characterized by varying degrees of acid reflux abdominal distress or pain anemia and disturbances in nutrition. Finally the VA is getting rid of the 10 rating altogether stating that any medications used to treat aplastic anemia qualify for a higher rating and so the 10 rating will be obsolete. The VA awards disability compensation for each Blood condition that is service-connectedThe DoD will also rate service-connected Blood 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. In this case lab work is necessary to show the hemoglobin value.

But in cases where the limitation of motion of the specific joint or. Was Your VA Disability Claim Denied. Therefore certain coexisting diseases of the digestive system do not lend themselves to distinct and separate disability ratings without violating. However the specific rating criteria depends on the type of anemia that is being evaluated.

For initial diagnosis requiring transfusion due to severe anemia or if there are signs or symptoms related to central nervous system impairment such as encephalopathy myelopathy or severe peripheral neuropathy requiring parenteral B 12 therapy. For example the 10 percent rating threshold for primary iron-deficiency or primary pernicious anemia that is anemia that has not developed secondary to an existing or known cause is. In the proposed rule VA introduced several changes to DC 7716 Aplastic anemia including a revision for a 60 percent disability rating. A decrease in iron content normally caused by blood loss.

Generally speaking each type of anemia is rated from 0 to 100 percent in increments of 10 depending on the hemoglobin level and the associated signs and symptoms.