Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Disability Percentage Rating for Joints with Functional Loss 2023-12-09

[Provis]

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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Disability Percentage Rating for Joints with Functional Loss - Functional Loss Joints

Purpose: To inform Soldiers of the process used by Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) to establish a disability percentage rating for joints with functional loss.

References:a. Title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, § 4.40 Functional Loss, and §4.59 PainfulMotionb. Deluca v. Brown, 8 Vet. App. 202 (1995)c. Mitchell v. Shinseki, 25 Vet. App. 32 (2011)

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[Nelson68w]

Thank for the post! And don’t forget, boys and girls, a statement from someone other than yourself (spouse, coworker, friend) about you having pain in your joints meets the “objective evidence” requirement to get at least the minimum rating for each joint. So you saying you have pain, and having a statement from someone else saying you have pain meets the requirement.