Va Rating Joint Dysfunction

The VA rating for TMJ Disorder is based on ratings schedule 38 CFR 4150 which includes the rating criteria for all dental and oral conditions.

Va rating joint dysfunction. Rheumatoid arthritis can be very painful and mostly impacts smaller joints. 0 to 10 mm 40. Arthritis in the joint. According the 38 CFR 4150 and 9905.

11 to 20 mm 30. Arthritis degenerative hypertrophic or osteoarthritis. Essentially the rating criteria is based on limited motion of the joint and the ability to eat regular or mechanically altered food. For this condition you may receive the following ratings.

If the spine is affected and it usually is with Ankylosing Spondylitis the residual damage to the spine in rated per VASRD DC 5240. 4115a - Ratings of the Genitourinary System - Dysfunction 4115b - Ratings of the Genitourinary System - Diagnoses Gynecological Conditions and Disorders of the Breast 4116 - Schedule of Ratings - Gynecological Conditions and Disorders of the Breast The Hemic and Lymphatic Systems 4117 - Schedule of Ratings - Hemic and Lymphatic Systems The Skin. VA rates TMJ under 38 CFR 4150 Schedule of Ratings Dental and Oral Conditions Diagnostic Code 9905. 31 to 40 mm 10.

Each major joint or set of minor joints with any limitation of motion should be rated at no less than 10 disabling. This diagnostic code measures the mm of maximum unassisted vertical opening. The VA generally rates DDD between 10 and 20 depending on the number of joints affected. The VA rates TMD based on limited motion of the TMJ and the veterans ability to eat regular or mechanically altered food.

466- 466Sacroiliac joint 467-. 471 a diagnostic code 5002. However in some cases the VA has been known to give higher ratings to veterans who exhibit more severe symptoms. The variability of residuals following these fractures necessitates rating on specific residuals faulty posture limitation of motion muscle injury painful motion of the lumbar spine manifest by muscle spasm mild to moderate sciatic neuritis peripheral nerve injury or limitation of hip motion.

The lumbosacral and sacroiliac joints should be considered as one anatomical segment for rating purposes. VA rates rheumatoid arthritis under 38 CFR. TMD is listed under diagnostic code 9905. The common cause of disability in this region is arthritis to be identified in the usual manner.

Unlike other disabilities the VA does not have a specific disability rating schedule for erectile dysfunction. Temporomandibular articulation and TMJ will be rated by the VA based on the loss of motion of the joint to include. X-ray changes from arthritis in this location are decrease or obliteration of the joint space with the appearance of increased bone density of the sacrum and ilium and sharpening of the margins of the joint. VA ratings go from 0 no disability present to 100 full disability.

Conditions of the Palates. There is a whole list of specific disabilities under this rating. Jaw restricted from opening. 10- Urinating every 2-3 hours daily and at least twice at night.

20- Urinating every 1-2 hours daily and 3-4 times per night. 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. The VASRD offers ratings for the following dental conditions of the Mouth and Teeth. Instead they rate ED under 38 CFR.

Conditions of the Mandible lower jaw bone Conditions of the Maxilla upper jaw bone Conditions of the Temporomandibular Joint jaw joint and Condyloid Process. 40- Urinating more than every hour daily and 5 or more times during the night. 21 to 30 mm 20. When a Veterans advocate sees a rating for degenerative joint disease of the spine he should first make sure that the rating was not based on the rating code listed above but rather on the rating for intervertebral disc syndrome IVDS 5293.