Va Rating For Scoliosis

Abnormal kyphosis abnormal rounding of the upper back scoliosis a sideways curvature of the spine.

Va rating for scoliosis. Then an MRI through the VA in 2011 which showed no scoliosis or at least it wasnt noted. A scoliosis is noted I never submited a claim for scoliosis. He walks funny and the soles of his shoes wear so unevenly due to the imbalance. When you view an individual with severe scoliosis from the front or back the spine visibly curves in one direction.

They will also evaluate you for the following abnormal spinal contours. 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. His 2013 MRI showed scoliosis and his recent chest x-ray at the VA noted scoliosis. More importantly when both the lumbar spine and cervical spine are affected by spinal stenosis the two may be separately rated unless both are frozen in an unfavorable position.

Images of the lumbosacral spine were obtained on 51205. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by. It is also possible to obtain at least a 20 percent rating if you are regularly experiencing muscle spasms severe enough to develop an abnormal walking gait. Mild degenerative changes are seen.

My husband had a lumbar x-ray in 2011 no scoliosis noted. 50 unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine. Veterans can download an image of the VA rating for back pain. 100 unfavorable ankylosis of the entire spine.

To qualify for the 10 percent rating 2 or more episodes following the initial infection are required. The American Legion WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL. To qualify for the 10 percent rating 2 or more episodes following the initial infection are required. Normally the spine should be straight and follow a vertical line from top to bottom when viewed from the front or back.

Muscle spasm or guarding severe enough to result in an abnormal gait or abnormal spinal contour such as scoliosis reversed lordosis or abnormal kyphosis. The Musculoskeletal System is vast and. Specifically VA rates spinal stenosis according to its General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine outlined below. VA Rating for Back Pain.

About Scoliosis Scoliosis is a spinal disorder where the spine curves sideways. 10-35 674 DATE On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago Illinois THE ISSUE Entitlement to service connection for a back disability claimed as scoliosis. Combing range of motion of the thoracolumbar spine not greater than 120 degrees. In 2005 after my retirement I went to the VA and they inputed this into my medical record.

In that case a lumbar spine and cervical spine frozen in an unfavorable position is given a VA disability rating of 100. Specifically VA uses the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine as follows. VA does provide three other ways to get a 20 percent thoracolumbar VA rating. 100 unfavorable ankylosis of the entire spine.

The prerequisite for this historical rating is an established recurrent osteomyelitis.