Va Rating Vitamin D Deficiency

Mine was at an 8 last time it was checked a couple years ago.

Va rating vitamin d deficiency. A level less than 12 ngmL indicates vitamin D deficiency. She told me to take 2000iu of vitamin D daily. Currently the VA officially recognizes 3 types of nutritional deficiency and leaves the rest to the interpretation of analogous ratings. The following three are given specific ratings by the VA.

Elderly Have little sun exposure Dark skin Obese Fat malabsorption disorders Inflammatory bowel disease Find out what your vitamin D level is by having a vitamin D 25 OH D test by your provider. To honor the Pyramiding Principle only a single rating can be given for multiple Nutritional Deficiencies unless it is possible to distinctly separate the symptoms. I too have high cholesterol so I added fish oil. Vitamin D insufficiency has become recognized as a common phenomenon among ambulatory and hospitalized adults 1.

Vitamin D deficiency 25 OHD 20 ngmL is likely to be present in about 40 of veterans and is associated with much higher health care costs and service use. Vitamin D is associated with increased risk of many chronic illnesses including cancer hypertension diabetes and osteoporosis 2. Some are talking about taking 5000 wanted to see if there are side effects at high dosages. Treatment for Vitamin D Deficiency Treatment for vitamin D deficiency involves getting more vitamin D -- through diet and supplements.

You are at higher risk for vitamin D deficiency if you are or have. I have lots of health issues that this could help with. The other day my doc at the VA said everyone has low vitamin D. Also I have an appeal for increase on my small bowel resection from 20 to 40.

I have a vitamin D deficiency and was prescribed Vitamin D tablets with the caveat to get outside more exercise eat better etc Guest Post Mar 31 2013 4 2013-03-31T1653. A 100 percent evaluation for pernicious anemia and Vitamin B 12 deficiency shall be assigned as of the date of the initial diagnosis requiring transfusion due to severe anemia or parenteral B 12 therapy and shall continue with a mandatory VA examination six months following hospital discharge or cessation of parenteral B 12 therapy. My weight has stayed the same but I am taking 50000 IU of vitamin d twice a week. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is likely to be higher in certain subgroups such as ethnic minorities those who are chronically ill and nursing home residents.

If you have a vitamin D deficiency work with your provider to. DR even said vitamin d deficiency secondary to my sc stomach conditions. Since Im in my child bearing years they dont want to put me on meds for it. The VASRD offers rating options for Nutritional Deficiencies based on the type of deficiency and the resulting symptoms.

The best marker of vitamin D status is the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration 1. Its associated with rickets which is a disease that causes soft bones in children due to vitamin D deficiency. This study was designed to investigate the vitamin A VA and vitamin D VD levels in children with autism spectrum disorders ASD and to determine whether co-deficiency of VA and VD exacerbates clinical symptoms in autistic childrenMethods. The Autism Behavior Checklist Childhood Autism Rating Scale CARS and Social Responsiveness Scale SRS were used to assess the symptoms.

Least as likely as not My question is why order this exam if they dont sc it. Low vitamin D levels are linked to alopecia areata and may be a risk factor for. Vitamin D deficiency both my husband I. Its at an 11 now.