Va Rating For Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

If early-onset peripheral neuropathy occurred within one year of exposure and a veteran is at least 10 percent disabled based on the VA rating schedule it is assumed that military service caused the condition.

Va rating for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. VA has provided the following chart with symptoms peripheral neuropathy. When bilateral combine but without the bilateral factor. So you may be able to get a separate rating for diabetic neuropathy that will be combined with your diabetes rating to give you a total disability rating. The ratings for the cranial nerves are for unilateral involvement.

Rating Disability from lesions of peripheral portions of first second third fourth sixth and eighth nerves will be rated under the Organs of Special Sense. 20- If the condition requires daily. The VA diagnostic code for Peripheral Neuropathy seems on its face to be fairly. Diabetic condition requires insulin AND restricted diet AND regulation of activities being directed by doctor to not do certain tasks.

The foot dangles and drops no active movement possible of muscles below the knee flexion of knee weakened or very rarely lost. Diabetic neuropathy arises as a result of type 2 diabetes. Individual unemployability often referred to as TDIU means that VA is required to pay veterans at the 100 percent rate even if their service-connected conditions do not combine to a 100 percent rating if the veteran is unable to work as a result of those conditions. External popliteal nerve common peroneal.

VA benefits for early-onset peripheral neuropathy. If you have experienced diabetes in or since your time of service you can file a claim with the possibility of receiving one of the following disability ratings for compensation from the VA. 100 Individual Unemployability for Nerve Damage. Severe with marked muscular atrophy.

Veterans with early-onset peripheral neuropathy that appeared within one year of exposure to herbicides during service to a degree of at least 10 percent disabling by VAs rating regulations may be eligible for disability compensation and health care. Fifth trigeminal cranial nerve 8205 Paralysis of. The ratings under DC 8520 range from 80 to 10. Veterans who are already rated 50 to 100 percent for combined service connected disabilities and receive an average compensation rate for peripheral neuropathy will not see a difference in their monthly compensation.

VA assumes the average rating for peripheral neuropathy will be 10 percent. Typically lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is rated analogous to paralysis of the sciatic nerve under diagnostic code 8520. Veterans diagnosed with early-onset type 2 diabetes and whose symptoms include peripheral neuropathy are eligible. Neuropathy is often a secondary condition to diabetes and you can receive a separate rating for each extremity that exhibits symptoms of neuropathy if it is connected to service-connected diabetes.

VA Disability Ratings VA does not have a diagnostic code DC for peripheral neuropathy so it rates it analogous. Often when rating disabilities the VA will mistakenly overlook peripheral neuropathy especially when it is secondary to a condition that is already service connected. Diabetes is manageable by a restricted diet only. Veteran requires insulin and restricted diet OR an oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet.