tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post3637954392262837032..comments2023-05-10T04:47:11.680-07:00Comments on The Blog at Military Disability Made Easy: How to Rate Conditions that aren't in the VASRDMDMEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08807695915566004972noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-86147269597519273712019-03-18T12:10:38.626-07:002019-03-18T12:10:38.626-07:00I am a Vietnam vet, spent all of my tour in the ju...I am a Vietnam vet, spent all of my tour in the jungle with the grunts (forward observer). I am currently receiving 60% disability for tinnitus and PTSD. I have recently been diagnosed with Avascular Necrosis of the right and left femur, verified by MRI and X-rays. The MRI also revealed bursitis in the right hip. I believe the AVN problem is due to agent orange exposure, not sure about the bursitis. What rating should I expect?wwoolumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050201578948157580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-53203443719611016232019-03-18T10:23:50.660-07:002019-03-18T10:23:50.660-07:00Thank you for your service. Unfortunately, Avascul...Thank you for your service. Unfortunately, Avascular Necrosis and Bursitis are both not included on the VA Presumptive List for Agent Orange exposure and so cannot be considered service-connected in that fashion. You would have to provide other evidence that they were indeed caused by your service. <br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/vapresumptivelist.html#herbicide<br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/service-connected.htmlMilitary Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-90765777661424690502019-03-16T19:22:40.510-07:002019-03-16T19:22:40.510-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.wwoolumshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050201578948157580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-72397641723997121262019-02-19T10:12:39.748-08:002019-02-19T10:12:39.748-08:00You are correct. The VA analogously rates coronary...You are correct. The VA analogously rates coronary artery stents under code 7017. <br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/analogous.htmlMilitary Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-69152054522008108192019-02-16T13:51:12.947-08:002019-02-16T13:51:12.947-08:00I was diagnosed with CAD. They placed a stent in m...I was diagnosed with CAD. They placed a stent in my Left Anterior Descending artery using a catheter via my right Femoral artery. Am I right to put it under Code:7017. In the conditions list it states: -A coronary artery stent is a tube that is surgically placed in the arteries.....Isn't a catheter also considered surgical? amerindohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03793857931432891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-23261203122375001902018-10-03T14:32:27.178-07:002018-10-03T14:32:27.178-07:00Your fusions would be given a single cervical spin...Your fusions would be given a single cervical spine rating under code 5241 based on the remaining range of motion of your cervical spine. Without knowing your range of motion measurements, I can't tell you what the rating would be, but you can find it here: <br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/thespine.html#form<br /><br />Radiculopathy can be rated separately under the code for the nerve affected. <br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/uppernerves.htmlMilitary Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-90739445364554676682018-10-01T16:34:39.582-07:002018-10-01T16:34:39.582-07:00What is the proper rating(s) for spinal fusion of ...What is the proper rating(s) for spinal fusion of three vertebrae (C5,C6 & C7) This was caused by herniated disks. I also suffered from radiculopathy. what ratings should be considered? THank you in advanceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08056470114650272675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-46247825023550690022017-08-10T09:48:17.552-07:002017-08-10T09:48:17.552-07:00Surgeries aren't rated, just the condition and...Surgeries aren't rated, just the condition and the results of the surgery. On your claim, just list your definitive diagnoses that can be found in your medical records: left labrum tear is a diagnosis, but "achilles heels issues" isn't. Whatever has been officially diagnosed as the issue for the achilles heel should be noted. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-3724288957169270642017-08-01T19:25:47.422-07:002017-08-01T19:25:47.422-07:00After reading your post, this is by far the best s...After reading your post, this is by far the best site I've seen and encounter. I have a question for you. I have a left labrum tear, Achilles heels issue (being schedule for surgery), and a left knee pain (due to 3 surgery on my right knee). By filling a claim which would be seen as a treatment and which will be conditions? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484720441059922385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-90512408697061710482016-04-18T11:28:54.213-07:002016-04-18T11:28:54.213-07:00Even though you it's technically not sinusitis...Even though you it's technically not sinusitis, that is definitely the closest condition, and so it would be rated analogously under code 6510. <br /><br />http://www.militarydisabilitymadeeasy.com/therespiratorysystem.html#f<br /><br />Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-69372933039378755542016-04-10T14:29:38.038-07:002016-04-10T14:29:38.038-07:00This site is great. I'm really appreciating a...This site is great. I'm really appreciating all of the info on here as I get ready for my C&P exams this week. I was treated for Olfactory Neuroblastoma (a rare cancer that originates in the olfactory nerve area) last year. I had two craniotomies last year and most of my sinuses were removed in the process. Since then I've had chronic "sinus infections" for lack of a better word since most of my sinuses were removed. I don't think it really meets the criteria of chronic sinusitis since the infections are in the open space that used to be my sinuses. I have to do daily sinus flushes in order to breathe. Would this fall in to the analogous code criteria? Thanks for sharing this info. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660310943575393961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-65990107160693444642015-10-14T12:56:22.527-07:002015-10-14T12:56:22.527-07:00You should receive three ratings: one for the lumb...You should receive three ratings: one for the lumbar spine, and one each for the radiculopathy. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-45659629505468447652015-10-13T07:47:40.618-07:002015-10-13T07:47:40.618-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770136957288460795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-271824576229208492015-10-07T12:14:22.526-07:002015-10-07T12:14:22.526-07:00That's a good question. Really, it's a tre...That's a good question. Really, it's a treatment. What is your diagnosed spinal condition? The condition causing the pain that is being treated by the stimulator is what would be ratable. Military Disability Made Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246704641900456151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162041641030931379.post-65144454545672256652015-10-07T08:08:29.524-07:002015-10-07T08:08:29.524-07:00Would a Spinal Cord Stimulator be rated as a condi...Would a Spinal Cord Stimulator be rated as a condition or a treatment? I can't find anyone who has dealt with this before. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770136957288460795noreply@blogger.com