ratings

[g.unit]

Hi Folks, I am new here I currently have a 90% rating I am trying to figure how some things are rated and add up.

DDD L5-S1 20% on 11/13/02

DDD l5-S1 20% on 09/26/03 so does that mean I have a 40% rating or are they 2 different ratings?

also I have a rating for some scars from a surgery that I received from the VA after service,

abdominal surgical 10% on 07/29/09

residual scar status post adenoma resection 10% on 03/06/14

same question is this a = 20% or are they 2 separate ratings?  (the first says secondary on abdominal)

I currently have an increase on both pending.  I was trying to use the calculator but not sure if these count as separate items or to add them together.

thanks.

[broncovet]

MOstly, you will have to read your decisions to see if they are seperate ratings.  What do they say?  The VA combines, not adds, ratings, using the combined rating table.  There is also a bilateral factor, if applicable.  

If you are at 90%, there is something else going on, as those neither combine nor add to 90 percent.  Something is wrong somewhere.  

[g.unit]

sorry I do have others,  attached is all that i have been awarded.   I will have to look for those decision letters also

degenerative disc disease, L5-S1	20%	Service Connected		11/13/2002
depressive disorder	50%	Service Connected		10/24/2014
peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremities		Not Service Connected
esophageal reflux (formerly DC 7205)	10%	Service Connected		01/29/2009
abdominal surgical scar	10%	Service Connected		07/23/2003
hiatal hernia secondary to esophageal reflux surgery	0%	Service Connected		07/23/2003
right ankle condition		Not Service Connected
allergic rhinitis (claimed as sinus condition)	30%	Service Connected		10/24/2014
sleep apnea		Not Service Connected
hyperparathyroidism	0%	Service Connected		09/21/1993
hypertension	10%	Service Connected		01/29/2009
residual scar, status post adenoma resection (formerly DC 7800)	20%	Service Connected		03/06/2014
degenerative disc disease, L5-S1	20%	Service Connected		09/26/2003

[pwrslm]

In EBenefits, under Disabilities, it will show exactly what your current ratings are.  This should show if you have 2 10's or 1 10, same with the back rating.

 

I would think that they are just updated verifications of SC. One spine rating cover sacroiliac, the lumbar and thoracic sections all in just 1 rating, so you can not have 2 separate ratings on DDD for L5/S1.

Edited May 26, 2016 by pwrslm

[g.unit]

what is listed above is taken from Ebenifits.  That's why I can't figure it out.

[broncovet]

YOu can put them in the disabilty rating calculator yourself, to see if your rating is correct:

http://vvaarizona.org/combined_disability.php