Va Schedule Of Rating Plantar Fasciitis

VETERANS AFFAIRS CANADA February 2005 ENTITLEMENT ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES PLANTAR FASCIITIS MPC 01352 ICD-9 7287 DEFINITION Plantar Fasciitis is a painful condition of the subcalcaneal aspect of the foot resulting from inflammation or contracture of the deep fascia of the sole plantar fascia with or without calcaneal spur.

Va schedule of rating plantar fasciitis. The most current disability rating and severity of symptoms can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 38 CFR 471 Schedule of ratings respiratory system. Extension of hip and flexion of knee. This means that there is no relief from non-surgical or. 20 Veterans can receive the 20 percent rating fr plantar fasciitis affecting one foot and is not responsive to treatment.

This 10 percent rating and the other partial ratings of 30 percent or less are to be combined with ratings for ankylosis limited motion nonunion or malunion shortening etc subject of course to the amputation rule. The VA granted two 10 ratings for each foot under DC 5284 for prior to July 2013 and a single 50 rating after. Marked pronation extreme tenderness of plantar surfaces of the feet marked inward displacement and severe spasm of the Achilles Tendon on. Through the rating criteria in this code the VA will evaluate your symptoms and give you a rating on a scale of 0 mild disability to 50 pronounced disability.

The veteran sought a higher rating and the VA admitted that both DC 5276 and DC 5284 other foot injuries were potentially applicable. Posterior thigh group Hamstring complex of 2-joint muscles. Both the VA and the DoD award Military Disability for the Foot. The VA rates flat feet as per the 38 CFR 471a Schedule of Ratings Musculoskeletal System with the diagnostic code 5276.

The VA awards disability compensation for each Foot condition that is service-connectedThe DoD will also rate service-connected conditions as long as they also make the service member Unfit for D uty. Below are the specific qualifications for each rating percentage. For Reservists the condition must have occurred in or resulted from an injury in the Line of Duty to qualify. Subpart A - General Policy in Rating.

38 CFR 3310 The VA examiner opined that your bilateral plantar fasciitis is at least likely as not 50 or greater probability due to the result of your service connected bilateral pes planus. Acting with rectus femoris and sartorius see XIV 1 2 synchronizing simultaneous flexion of hip and knee and extension of hip and knee by belt-over-pulley action at knee joint. Outward and inward rotation of flexed knee. Service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis has been established as related to the service-connected disability of bilateral pes planus.

Rating 5313 Group XIII. 417 - Total Disability Ratings for Pension Based on Unemployability and Age of the Individual 417a - 418 - Misconduct EtiologyUnemployability 419 - 421 - Age in Service-Connected ClaimsAnalogous RatingsApplication of Rating Schedule 422 - 423 - Rating of Disabilities Aggravated by Active ServiceAttitude of Rating Officers 424. For an individual whose plantar fasciitis either unilateral or bilateral is responsive to treatment either non-surgical or surgical VA proposes a 10 percent disability rating. The veterans plantar fasciitis was rated by analogy to the criteria for flatfoot DC 5276.

A 50 percent VA Rating for Plantar Fasciitis is warranted if the symptoms for severe in the. SECTION 41 41 Essentials of evaluative rating. The 60 percent rating as it is based on constitutional symptoms is not subject to the amputation rule.