This is my first post so please be patent. I have been reading this board for over a year and the information supplied here has allowed me to submit a claim for a secondary service connection for hips and knee related to my back (DDD 40%). I had planed to fight the VA for a few years in order to get the service connection but because of the information all of you have shared has allowed me to win my claim the first time. I won in a little over a year start to finish code 5003 10% R hip 10% L hip and 10% knee. Still hard to believe it was that fast. I can not thank you all enough.
As I was not prepared to win that quick I may have made mistakes when I filed my NOD to increase the hip and knee award. I had doctor reports about my lost time from work that I did not submit in the original claim that I sent in with the NOD. The way I read the CFR 20% should be awarded With X-ray evidence of involvement of 2 or more major joints or 2 or more minor joint groups, with occasional incapacitating
Exacerbations 20.
The problem I have now is the doctor wants to replace my hip because of the arthritis and labral tear at this point in my life I will lose my job if I take any more time off work so he is going to do an arthroscopy to fix the tear and do the hip down the road. His report said flexation 105-110 internal rotation 10-15 external rotation 15-20 and abduct 20 adduct 20. I have searched the CFR and can not make heads or tails of it.
What type rating do these numbers add up to, I only see 20% under 5003 arthritis as you guys have more knowledge and experience than I ever will what are your thoughts
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This is my first post so please be patent. I have been reading this board for over a year and the information supplied here has allowed me to submit a claim for a secondary service connection for hips and knee related to my back (DDD 40%). I had planed to fight the VA for a few years in order to get the service connection but because of the information all of you have shared has allowed me to win my claim the first time. I won in a little over a year start to finish code 5003 10% R hip 10% L hip and 10% knee. Still hard to believe it was that fast. I can not thank you all enough.
As I was not prepared to win that quick I may have made mistakes when I filed my NOD to increase the hip and knee award. I had doctor reports about my lost time from work that I did not submit in the original claim that I sent in with the NOD. The way I read the CFR 20% should be awarded With X-ray evidence of involvement of 2 or more major joints or 2 or more minor joint groups, with occasional incapacitating
Exacerbations 20.
The problem I have now is the doctor wants to replace my hip because of the arthritis and labral tear at this point in my life I will lose my job if I take any more time off work so he is going to do an arthroscopy to fix the tear and do the hip down the road. His report said flexation 105-110 internal rotation 10-15 external rotation 15-20 and abduct 20 adduct 20. I have searched the CFR and can not make heads or tails of it.
What type rating do these numbers add up to, I only see 20% under 5003 arthritis as you guys have more knowledge and experience than I ever will what are your thoughts
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