Va Rating For Hand Pain

The rating criteria are.

Va rating for hand pain. For the non-dominant arm the rating is 40. The VASRD offers ratings for the following musculoskeletal conditions of the Hand. 5040 incomplete paralysis. Therefore the CP examiner ought to test for active and passive weightbearing and non-weightbearing motion pain.

In other words VA assigns ratings based on the functional impact from the service-connected condition. Typically lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is rated analogous to paralysis of the sciatic nerve under diagnostic code 8520. Peripheral neuropathy manifests as weakness numbness and pain usually in the hands or feet. The ratings range from 0 to 100 disabling and depend mostly on the number of incapacitating episodes a veteran experiences due to their rheumatoid arthritis.

471a diagnostic code 5002. The VA would then rate the mental disability depression or insomnia using the mental disorder ratings schedule. VA does not have a specific diagnostic code or rating criteria for chronic pain. Clear impairments to daily living and health diagnosed by a doctor or 3 or more incapacitating episodes a year.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says of this condition that when established via X-rays the VA disability rating will be made on the basis of limitation of motion under the appropriate diagnostic codes for the specific joint or joints involved. VA disability ratings range from 0 to 100 percent based on the VAs Schedule for Rating Disabilities VASRD a rather complicated document that we would be happy to help you interpret. The VA determines a veterans disability benefit based on criteria other than just the disability ratings discussed above. Group VII includes the flexion muscles.

One or two exacerbations a year in a well-established diagnosis. Loss of Use of the Fingers. If you cant raise your arm to the front or side more than 25 degrees youll get a disability rating of 40 percent for a dominant arm and 30 percent for a non-dominant arm. If severe pain andor weakness is present the VA rating is 50 for the dominant arm.

Only a single rating can be given for each muscle group regardless of the number of individual muscles damaged in the group. If possible the examiner should also test your unaffected joint for an accurate evaluation of your range of motion. Importantly the higher percentage is applied when the carpal tunnel affects your dominant hand whereas the lower percentage is applied when your non-dominant hand is affected. Limitation of Motion of the Fingers.

The ratings under DC 8520 range from 80 to 10. If pain is not severe but limits the range of motion this will also be awarded a disability rating. The VA uses these two ratings to arrive at an overall VA disability rating for chronic pain syndrome. Amputation of the Fingers.

The Forearm and Hand Muscles are divided into three groups for rating purposes. VA rates rheumatoid arthritis under 38 CFR. 1010 incomplete paralysis. Loss of UseAmputation of the Hand.

To receive VA disability benefits for chronic pain the symptoms resulting must be ratable. Worse than 40 but not quite 100 incapacitated with weight loss and anemia due to the long term affects and incapacitated 4 times a year or more. Hand conditions could also be rated on limitation of motion of the Wrist if that is the main symptom that they cause. The rating assigned will depend on how much motion is restricted.

Your VA disability rating for this type of injury will receive a code of 5201 and will be based on whether your dominant or non-dominant arm is injured and how severe your limitation is. But in cases where the limitation of motion of the specific joint or. Radiculopathy is caused by a compressed nerve in the spine. Additional Considerations for VA Ratings for Nerve Damage.

Arthritis degenerative hypertrophic or osteoarthritis. Group VIII includes the extension muscles. Here is our video explaining how the VA Combined Rating table works and why VA Math can be so confusing. VA does not have a diagnostic code DC for peripheral neuropathy so it rates it analogous.

The VA Disability Calculator. One or two painful flare-ups a year. 3020 incomplete paralysis.