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asheth007
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The reason I am asking is because I was rated 40%(max) for inflammatory myopathy because they don't have specific code for inflammatory myopathy it was rated analgous to fibromyalgia. I am worried that if I try to increase in rating they will change my inflammatory myopathy rating to polymyositis which is specifically the inflammatory myopathy that I do have. When I was going through my PEB the legal attorney at JAG told my that they look at myositis like arthitis and that it's rated by motion even if assisted. So for example if I can't lift my arm on it's own power but can lift it assisted then they could possibly give me nothing for it. Now if I lift it and have pain or pain prevents me from lifting it then that is different and taken into consideration.
What I hate about this is that polymyositis doesn't usually have pain associated with it when trying to move a limb or body part it's just flat out weak to weak to elevate. Still I could end up with a lesser rating it's almost like they don't understand the disease I feel. Myositis can be rated all the way to 100% were as fibromyalgia maxes at 40% I am at 80% overall so I am worried that the exam phase will totally screw me because of how they rate myositis. Am I understanding it correctly?
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