Va Rating Shoulder

Limitation of Motion of the Shoulder and Upper Arm.

Va rating shoulder. For 1 year following implantation of prosthesis. VA Disability Ratings for Flare Ups. The VA uses a schedule for rating disabilities. The VA awards disability compensation for injuries to the Shoulder and Upper Arm Muscles that are service-connected.

This rating schedule for physical disabilities like tendonitis is based on a percentage scale with each percentage representing a different degree of disability. If youre a Veteran with a 70 disability rating and you have a spouse plus 3 dependent children under the age of 18 you would start with the basic rate of 165671 for a Veteran with a spouse and 1 child. The DoD will also rate service-connected muscle injuries as long as they also make the service member Unfit for Duty. To my surprise a couple of months ago I received a BBE notifying me that my rating for my shoulder was increased to 20 but my appeal was still in progress.

Elevation of arm above shoulder level. Rating Major Minor 5051 Shoulder replacement prosthesis. Prosthetic replacement of the shoulder joint. The minimum permanent rating for a shoulder replacement is 30 percent for a dominant arm and 20 percent for a non-dominant arm but you could get a rating as high as 50 or 60 percent depending on your condition.

If the entire shoulder joint has been replaced by a prosthetic device the condition is rated at 100 percent for one month after being discharged from the hospital following the replacement. Extrinsic muscles of shoulder girdle. Loss of UseAmputation of the Shoulder. Soon after I retired I received a VA rating of 10 for Shoulder Impingement Syndrome effective March 1 2015.

The VASRD offers ratings for the following musculoskeletal conditions of the Shoulder and Upper Arm. Overview for Rating Shoulder and Upper Arm Muscle Conditions. Injuries to the Humerus Bone. Upward rotation of scapula.

After the one-year period the condition is then given a permanent rating. Major joints include the shoulder wrist elbow hip knee and ankle while minor joints include toes fingers spine and sacroiliac. A score of 100 means that a veteran is unable to work or care for themselves. VA Disability Rating for Shoulder Conditions A rotator cuff injury describes one of many shoulder problems that can arise due to military service.

For Reservists the injury must have occurred in the Line of Duty to qualify. For VA compensation purposes normal forward flexion of the cervical spine is zero to 45 degrees extension is zero to 45 degrees left and right lateral flexion are zero to 45. 3 serratus magnus Severe. Under the VA rating schedule there is a standard 20 disability rating if there is x-ray evidence of involvement of two or more major joints or minor joint groups with occasional incapacitating exacerbations.

Rating Dominant Nondominant 5301 Group I. Flare-ups are more prominent in musculoskeletal claims and are an important piece of VA disability ratings. 0 5302 Group II. The following describes ratings for similar conditions.

Veterans who were given a low disability rating may be able to increase their rating by taking their flare-ups into account. VA Ratings for Shoulder Replacements.