Ken Dillon Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 I am currently rated at 40 percent for lumbar fusion, so my question I was diagnosed SI joint arthritis currently taking injections. Is the rating different that a back problem. Thanks Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator brokensoldier244th Posted December 8, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 8, 2022 No, sacroilliac is the name of the joint(s) in the low back. Radiculopathy is symptom of low back issues that sometimes happens when nerves are pinched or aggravated, resulting in sciatica, radiculopathy, neuropathy- docs call it different things. Generally you can trace the numbness and pain down different bands in your back, buttocks, and legs, like a like the curves from back to front. Google sciatica nerve pathways and you'll learn more than you probably want to know about that aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr cue Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 radiculopathy, neuropathy well I see some case we're this rate on it's own An veterans are also rated for strain fusion etc. Also Like in my case I was rated cervical spondylosis. 60% First VA stated this rating code 5293 includes all Nerve damage to not rated my radiculopathy. Got it remand by the cavc back to bva. 2 years ago and they refuse to address it again Just got it remand by the court 2nd time. So if you have document's show it I would apply. Could raise your rating if they address it right. Look up Look up case on radiculopathy, neuropathy on the bva web site to see if veterans are also been rated for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator brokensoldier244th Posted December 10, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 10, 2022 Yes, they are rated separately. That changed in the later 2000s. I was rated initially under the combined standard in 2002 and then they changed it a few years later and I then had two separate ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator broncovet Posted December 10, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 10, 2022 Go ahead and apply for the new condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Mr cue Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 12:46 PM, Ken Dillon said: SI joint arthritis Look up this in the bva case search. You can find out if this is a rated condition. Before you apply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Moderator brokensoldier244th Posted December 10, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 10, 2022 Back problems in general fall under 38CFR Book C 4.71a, this includes range of motion (or lack thereof) from spinal fusions, and pain. Radiculopathy is a separate condition that is rated under "incomplete paralysis of sciatic nerve", or can be rated under neuralgia/Neuritis Dx code 85,86,8720, and a few others, generally under "Peripheral Nerves" in 38CFR 4.124a. You can be rated bilaterally (meaning bilateral factor applies- it bumps up your percentage just a bit) also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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I am currently rated at 40 percent for lumbar fusion, so my question I was diagnosed SI joint arthritis currently taking injections. Is the rating different that a back problem. Thanks Ken
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