Va Rating For Knee Meniscus

VA assigns a 0 10 20 or 30 percent disability rating for this knee pain condition based on the amount of instability present in the knee.

Va rating for knee meniscus. Torn Medial Meniscus Chondromalacia femoral condyles RIGHT knee b. Knee Extension is the straightening motion of your knee. VA disability ratings for knee extension limitations reach to 50 percent. With severe instability Diagnostic Code 5257 should be used to assign an additional 30 rating.

Loss of UseAmputation of the Knee and Lower Leg. These 40 and 60 ratings related only to the point of amputation. VA joint pain ratings are funny because you have to treat every disabled joint like a different disability rating. Diagnostic Code 5003-5260 or 5010-5260 should be used to assign a non-compensable rating for functional loss of use.

Good luck to you. Various toes and parts of the foot can earn you different VA ratings. Ankylosis of the Knee Diagnostic Code 5256. Overextension of the knee can reach up to a 30 percent rating when coupled with dislocation.

In order to get the highest evaluation the knee must be so unstable that it gives out or dislocates on a regular basis. The VASRD offers ratings for the following musculoskeletal conditions of Knee and Lower Leg. However VA generally rates a torn meniscus under one of two Diagnostic Codes. Notes below could someone help me understand what this may mean as far as a rating.

As a result regional offices around the country provide rating of only 10 to 20. The different percentages available are 0 10 20 and 30. Injuries to the Bones of the Lower Leg. Looks like youve developed some issues after the 0 rating.

You may need to have the VA review your 0 rating on that right knee after surgery. So the less the knee can bend the higher the rating will be. Too Much Motion or Dislocation Instability Musculoskeletal Diseases. Based on ROM Meniscus misc.

The VA rating for knee amputations is either 40 if there still some knee function or 60 if the knee is removed or unusable. Many veterans with knee disability are unable to maintain gainful employment and yet they cannot apply for unemployability because their disabling condition is rated as only 20. If you can show evidence of any kind of strenuous work put on your knee you can get closer to service-connected arthritis. Knee and Lower Leg Ratings.

Knee instability or crepitation creeking and clicking sounds coming from your joints can help you get a higher rating too. Select diagnoses associated with the claimed conditions Check all. However because the pain impedes the use of the knee at a 10 compensable level a rating of 10 would be appropriate. But in cases where the limitation of motion of the specific joint or joints involved is noncompensable under the appropriate diagnostic codes a rating of 10 is for application for each such major joint or group of minor joints affected by limitation of motion to be combined not added under diagnostic code 5003.

If the cartilage frequently dislocates causing pain swelling and locking in the knee it receives a 20 percent rating. List the claimed conditions that pertain to this DBQ. Limitation of Motion of the Knee. These ratings are assigned based on how much the knee can bend.

Also look into any other secondary issues like your hips or back. On the VA rating schedule you will see the term semilunar cartilage Semilunar Cartilage is basically another word for meniscus. A knee instability VA rating can be related to arthritis but doesnt have to be. According to the rating criteria if the knee can straighten but cant bend all the way it is rated under 5260.