I want to thank all of you for the information you have supplied. It has been a great help for me to try understand this complicated VA stuff. I
I am rated 40% DDD for my back 10% R Hip 10% LHip 10% R Knee. I filed a NOD on my hip claim because the doctor just told my I should have a hip replacement because of the arthritis. He also thinks there is a significant tear in the labrum on my right hip. I told him I can not miss any more work or I will get fired so he agreed to do an arthroscopy and clean up the R hip so recovery would not be too long. I will still need to replace the hip at some point just not now.
My question is can arthritis be rated separately from torn labrum. And they rated me 10% for arthritis L& R hip and knee (no mention of the torn Labrum) and I sent in doctor reports about time lost from work with the DRO request. The way I read the CFR 5003 is
With X-ray evidence of involvement of 2 or more major joints
or 2 or more minor joint groups, with occasional incapacitating
exacerbations 20
I guess they don’t see it that way because the denied the increase.
I have the same issue with my knee 10% for arthritis that includes residuals of meniscal tear. Should these be rated separately? Any advice you guys could give me would be great
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I want to thank all of you for the information you have supplied. It has been a great help for me to try understand this complicated VA stuff. I
I am rated 40% DDD for my back 10% R Hip 10% LHip 10% R Knee. I filed a NOD on my hip claim because the doctor just told my I should have a hip replacement because of the arthritis. He also thinks there is a significant tear in the labrum on my right hip. I told him I can not miss any more work or I will get fired so he agreed to do an arthroscopy and clean up the R hip so recovery would not be too long. I will still need to replace the hip at some point just not now.
My question is can arthritis be rated separately from torn labrum. And they rated me 10% for arthritis L& R hip and knee (no mention of the torn Labrum) and I sent in doctor reports about time lost from work with the DRO request. The way I read the CFR 5003 is
With X-ray evidence of involvement of 2 or more major joints
or 2 or more minor joint groups, with occasional incapacitating
exacerbations 20
I guess they don’t see it that way because the denied the increase.
I have the same issue with my knee 10% for arthritis that includes residuals of meniscal tear. Should these be rated separately? Any advice you guys could give me would be great
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