Va Ratings For Knee Conditions

Extremely unfavorable in flexion at an angle of 45 or more.

Va ratings for knee conditions. Recurrent subluxation or lateral instability. Learn about VA ratings for knee conditions and Pain during this edition of CCK LIVE. As you can see from the rating schedules below the highest possible schedular disability rating for any given lower leg condition is 40 percent and the highest possible schedular rating for a knee impairment is 60 percent. Abnormal stiffening and immobility of the knee can be assigned a 30.

425 - Combined Ratings Table 426 - Bilateral Factor 427 - Use of Diagnostic Code Numbers 428 - Prestabilization Rating from Date of Discharge from Service 429 - Ratings for Service-Connected Disabilities Requiring Hospital Treatment or Observation 430 - Convalescent Ratings 431 - A No-Percent Rating. These ratings are assigned based on how much the knee can bend. Have your doctor specifically use this language when heshe explains your limitations due to knee arthritis. The VA rating for knee amputations is either 40 if there still some knee function or 60 if the knee is removed or unusable.

This is because of the so-called amputation rule. Here the rating criteria are based on the extent of recurrent subluxation or. We use your disability rating to determine how much disability compensation youll receive each month as well as your eligibility for other VA benefits. In order to get the highest evaluation the knee must be so unstable that it gives out or dislocates on a regular basis.

The different percentages available are 0 10 20 and 30. Although the highest disability rating the VA typically assigns to knee injuries is 60 there are still a few ways you may be able to increase your knee injury disability rating to 80 or higher. Common Knee Conditions Rated by VA Ankylosis of the Knee DC 5256. We assign you a disability rating based on the severity of your service-connected condition.

Learn the common knee conditions Veterans experience how theyre rated. Ankylosis of the Knee Diagnostic Code 5256. 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. These 40 and 60 ratings related only to the point of amputation.

60 In flexion between 20 and 45 50 In flexion between 10 and 20 40 Favorable angle in full extension or in slight flexion between 0 and 10 30 5257 Knee other impairment of. If you have multiple disability ratings we use them to calculate your combined VA disability rating. If a veteran has intermediate degrees of residual weakness pain or limitation of motion the condition should be rated analogously under DC 5256 5261 or 5262. Other Impairment of the Knee DC 5257.

According to the rating criteria if the knee can straighten but cant bend all the way it is rated under 5260. The symptoms do not need to be exact just closely analogous. If you suffer from Phantom Limb Pain PLP you may try to get a higher rating. The VA has 3 ways to categorize this aspect when rating arthritis of the knee.

Various toes and parts of the foot can earn you different VA ratings. Loss of UseAmputation of the Knee and Lower Leg Knee Replacements Limitation of Motion of the Knee The Meniscus Too Much Motion or Dislocation Instability Musculoskeletal Diseases Injuries to the Bones of. The VASRD offers ratings for the following musculoskeletal conditions of Knee and Lower Leg. Rating 5256 Knee ankylosis of.

Read on to learn more about VA disability benefits for knee conditions and how you can get an increase in your VA knee injury disability rating.