Cane Pain

[rlgrabar]

I rec. 30% disability for Venous insuffeciency on my left leg and I use a cane. Now I am having problems on my right side that I am favoring, from using the cane on my left side. Can I claim these problems?

[atlaturne]

I rec. 30% disability for Venous insuffeciency on my left leg and I use a cane. Now I am having problems on my right side that I am favoring, from using the cane on my left side. Can I claim these problems?

I think you possibly could.The key would be to get a diagnosis as to what the medical cause is of the right side pain(muscular,skeletal,etc.?) and getting the Doctor to link the right side to accomadating for the left(an opinion letter) which shows a nexus(connection) between the two.

[Philip Rogers]

When the VA issued the cane did PT instruct you as to how to use it?? At times, when I need a cane, for problems w/my left knee, I use the cane on my right side, rather than on the left side, as one would think should be done. It makes a difference.

pr

I rec. 30% disability for Venous insuffeciency on my left leg and I use a cane. Now I am having problems on my right side that I am favoring, from using the cane on my left side. Can I claim these problems?

[sharon]

Pain is worth 10%.

[LarryJ]

antalgic gait

[Ricky]

When the VA issued the cane did PT instruct you as to how to use it?? At times, when I need a cane, for problems w/my left knee, I use the cane on my right side, rather than on the left side, as one would think should be done. It makes a difference.

pr

phillip makes a good point here. Normally a cane is use on the opposite side of the injury.

[airborne18]

When the VA issued the cane did PT instruct you as to how to use it?? At times, when I need a cane, for problems w/my left knee, I use the cane on my right side, rather than on the left side, as one would think should be done. It makes a difference.

pr

This is exactly how the VA PT people instructed me on cane use.

The whole idea is to eliminate any gait problems introduced by favoring the non-injured side.