Va Rating For Cervical Spine Arthritis

VA Disability Ratings for Flare Ups.

Va rating for cervical spine arthritis. Flexion 45 degrees OR combined ROM 340 degrees. Technically the highest VA rating for a thoracolumbar spinal disability is 50 percent. The VA generally rates DDD between 10 and 20 depending on the number of joints affected. Flexion 90 degrees OR combined ROM 240 degrees.

The VA doesnt usually give 100 TDIU for just a single disability. Or combined range of motion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 120 degrees but not greater than 235 degrees. Important Information On Combined Ratings For The Degenerative Arthritis Condition. Diabetes mellitus secondary to herbicide exposure.

All shoulder and elbow movements lost or severely affected hand and wrist movements not affected. VA Rating for Cervical Radiculopathy. Flexion between 60 and 90 degrees OR combined ROM between 125 and 240 degrees. Or the combined range of motion of the thoracolumbar spine not greater than 120 degrees.

Degenerative arthritis in the back is typically given a rating of 10-20 depending on how many other joints are affected. 40 Moderate. To qualify for a 50 percent rating a veteran would need to have unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine Because of that qualifying for a 50 percent rating for a thoracolumbar spine disability is very difficult. Therefore anything above middle or lower back pain will be referred to as the cervical spine and falls under a different rating system.

Or combined range of motion of the cervical spine greater than 170 degrees but not greater than 335 degrees. Or the combined range of motion of the cervical spine not greater than 170 degrees. Forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 60 degrees but not greater than 85 degrees. Diabetes mellitus secondary to herbicide exposure.

This is the official guide from the VA about measurements of normal Range of Motion ROM for the cervical spine area which includes the neck. Your doctor will use a number of images to track the rate of progression and develop a treatment plan that can keep further damage at bay. Flare-ups are more prominent in musculoskeletal claims and are an important piece of VA disability ratings. Or forward flexion of the cervical spine greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 40 degrees.

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Or muscle spasm guarding or localized tenderness not resulting in. The VA official site states that 20 and 10 ratings mentioned above cannot be combined with ratings based on limitation of motion. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine REMANDED Citation Nr. The VA considers upper back pain in the same category as neck pain.

18160351 Prostate cancer secondary to herbicide exposure. Parkinsons disease secondary to herbicide exposure. The closest you could get with the fewest ratings would be to have a 40 or 50 rating for your neck and then another 40 rating for something else. Entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine REMANDED Citation Nr.

30 Mild. Or forward flexion of the cervical spine greater than 15 degrees but not greater than 30 degrees. 20 forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees. The thoracolumbar spine is composed of two parts of the spine.

There must be x-ray evidence of arthritis in the cervical or thoracolumbar joints for the VA to rate a spinal condition under the code for degenerative arthritis. However in some cases the VA has been known to give higher ratings to veterans who exhibit more severe symptoms. The Back and Spine Overview. Specifically VA rates spinal stenosis according to its General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine outlined below.

As mentioned above many different joints are rated under the rating criteria for degenerative arthritis. Or muscle spasm or guarding severe enough to result in an abnormal spine contour such as scoliosis reversed. Prostate cancer secondary to herbicide exposure. 8510 8511 8512 Paralysis of Upper Middle and Lower Radicular Groups.

The VA awards disability compensation for each Back and Spine 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. The Musculoskeletal System is vast and. If the VA Rater has been provided a claim with MRIX-Ray evidence of Degenerative Arthritis Osteoarthritis of the knees for example is a CP Exam for range of motion still required or can the rater assign a rating of 10 or 20 percent without a CP Exam. 5235 Vertebral fracture or dislocation 5236 Sacroiliac injury and weakness 5237 Lumbosacral or cervical strain 5238 Spinal stenosis 5239 Spondylolisthesis or segmental instability 5240 Ankylosing spondylitis 5241 Spinal fusion.

100 unfavorable ankylosis of the entire spine 50 unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine. Veterans who were given a low disability rating may be able to increase their rating by taking their flare-ups into account. Flexion between 30 and 45 degrees OR combined ROM between 175 and 340 degrees.