does bilateral percentage increase overall rating?

[chief5631]

does having a bilateral factor rating increase the overall rating?

[green]

yes as the bilateral factor adds an additional 10% to the conditions that apply.

Of course the overall ratings are still rounded so it may or may not impact your overall rating based on the percentage and how it will be rounded to the closest 10 point rating (10, 20, 30, 40, etc...)

 

Edited February 26, 2016 by green

[chief5631]

VA shows 4.1% bilateral factor for 5 diff codes at 10% each, still a bit confused.  Is there a calculator that figures this?

[green]

What I would do is use this table http://www.purpleheart.org/ServiceProgram/Training2009/Wed%20PM%20Matuszak%203%20VA%20Math.pdf to add the bi-lateral rating percentages and then multiply the total by 1.1 to add the 10%.  You can then round to the closest full %.

So 5 different 10% ratings would (using the table) = 47%  multiply by 1.1 and that gives you 51.7% you would round to 52%.

If you have other ratings you always compute the rate from the highest rating to the lowest, rather than considering 5 different codes in this manner you would use the 52%.

If you have no other ratings, the % would round down to an overall rating of 50%

Edited February 26, 2016 by green

[chief5631]

I have 13 ratings at 10% apiece and one at 60%, so how does that equate?  I sure appreciate your time and help

[broncovet]

Use this bilateral factor rating calculator, plug in the numbers for yourself:

https://www.microhealthllc.com/bilateral-va-disability-rating-compensation-calculator/

[chief5631]

Thanks to the both of you.  With or without the 4.1% bilaterals the overall is the same but I'd guess there be cases where it would notch up another 10% overall