Parkinson Disease

[Chief1954]

How is Parkinson Disease rated?

[GBArmy]

It would be rated on the residuals symptoms; se 38CFR4.124 The minimum rating would be 30%. Look up the dbq for it and see the various symptoms that are called out.

[Tbird]

38 CFR 4.124 Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral.

Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral, characterized usually by a dull and intermittent pain, of typical distribution so as to identify the nerve, is to be rated on the same scale, with a maximum equal to moderate incomplete paralysis. See nerve involved for diagnostic code number and rating. Tic douloureux, or trifacial neuralgia, may be rated up to complete paralysis of the affected nerve.

38 CFR 4.124a Schedule of ratings - neurological conditions and convulsive disorders.

[With the exceptions noted, disability from the following diseases and their residuals may be rated from 10 percent to 100 percent in proportion to the impairment of motor, sensory, or mental function. Consider especially psychotic manifestations, complete or partial loss of use of one or more extremities, speech disturbances, impairment of vision, disturbances of gait, tremors, visceral manifestations, etc., referring to the appropriate bodily system of the schedule. With partial loss of use of one or more extremities from neurological lesions, rate by comparison with the mild, moderate, severe, or complete paralysis of peripheral nerves] Continue reading for Schedule

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VA rates Parkinson's Disease under 38 CFR § 4.124a – Schedule of Ratings, Neurological Conditions, and Convulsive Disorders, Diagnostic Code (DC) 8004. This diagnostic code assigns an automatic minimum 30 percent rating for the condition, but it does not take into account the symptoms associated with it. cck-law.com

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