Greetings,
I was found unfit for both my lower back and L/Side Hip and received a rating of 20% DOD and 90%VA. My VARR was submitted on 18 DEC 22. Long story short like many others on here my ROM was way off and the info was way off. I had taken the advice of a few other members on this site about having my surgeon who performed my L/Hip Surgery to fill out a DBQ and it in my opinion should give me retirement.
Below is the ROM
DC codes 5251, 5252, 5253, and 5054 are all for my hip
My ROM for the L/side hip was: 0-42 flexion should get 10% per VASRD, adduction 0-5 and inability to cross legs should get 10% per the VASRD, Extension was 0 degrees which should be 10% per the VASRD.
DC Code 5054 my attorney is kinda yoloing for the 50%, However I do have residual weakness and all that yadayada. Is this code only for hip replacements or does it include hip joint resurfaces as well? Has anyone seen this get rated other than 0% for not having the hip replacement?
Secondly for DC code 5237, I had a PT do my ROM for my lower back and it came back as 0-15 degrees forward flexion, and we are filing for 40%. Does anyone know how the VA typically rates stuff from a PT rather than a C&P examiner? Or in lamer terms do they give credit more towards the examiner than my PT?
Lastly, anyone know how fast VARR's are going right now from experience? Attorney told me 4 weeks for this process and that put me in late Jan 2023.
Thanks in advance!
I was found unfit for both my lower back and L/Side Hip and received a rating of 20% DOD and 90%VA. My VARR was submitted on 18 DEC 22. Long story short like many others on here my ROM was way off and the info was way off. I had taken the advice of a few other members on this site about having my surgeon who performed my L/Hip Surgery to fill out a DBQ and it in my opinion should give me retirement.
Below is the ROM
DC codes 5251, 5252, 5253, and 5054 are all for my hip
My ROM for the L/side hip was: 0-42 flexion should get 10% per VASRD, adduction 0-5 and inability to cross legs should get 10% per the VASRD, Extension was 0 degrees which should be 10% per the VASRD.
DC Code 5054 my attorney is kinda yoloing for the 50%, However I do have residual weakness and all that yadayada. Is this code only for hip replacements or does it include hip joint resurfaces as well? Has anyone seen this get rated other than 0% for not having the hip replacement?
Secondly for DC code 5237, I had a PT do my ROM for my lower back and it came back as 0-15 degrees forward flexion, and we are filing for 40%. Does anyone know how the VA typically rates stuff from a PT rather than a C&P examiner? Or in lamer terms do they give credit more towards the examiner than my PT?
Lastly, anyone know how fast VARR's are going right now from experience? Attorney told me 4 weeks for this process and that put me in late Jan 2023.
Thanks in advance!