I have had both knees replaced during my 12 years in the Navy. I now have neuropathy in both feet. I have a hard time sleeping at night from my nerves in my feet. This is far more pain than my other injuries. I need relief from pain in my feet. I already have a 60 % rating.
I have had a few CNP exams most of them don't spend 10 minutes with you for a knee condition you might walk across a 12x12 floor they spend 15 minutes or less with you and that's it what the hell good is that James
@@jimlester8878 C&P exam is of knees is about flexion or extension with the ROM range of motion is how you get your % and that's it..they don't care about anything else do your research
@@tommarinevet I have did my research but they have not did those most of the time they haven't read my file I know it's just about money to them also you know
@@tommarinevetI believed I have did my research but I believe the sea and p examiners have not read my file and did theirs it seems like it they have not enough time for you the overbooked and sometime very unprofessional
Thank you for putting this information out there. A lot good info. I will say this is one video that covers a lot of my issues. Both knees, Arthritis, instability, bone on bone, server pain, secondary condition pain in hips do to Knees and flare ups are the worst.
Wow sounds like my issue. Fell off 5ton, messed up right side knee and hip, sprain both ankles with in 3 months. Now have pain from feet all the way to my lower back.
Interesting. I was rated for two knee problems...11 years later I have a knee replacement. I will update All with a VA update. 10 months after the knee replacement, I learn about convalescent ratings. I will submit a claim this week.
This is to all the comments on here I am a gulf war veteran I see alot of u still trying what u need to do is use these folks right here if u want to increase ur rating u went to war now ur in a medical paper war and these folks are good at it
I have no regrets for joining the military service but I think in retrospect that today I'd be making a lot much more money than I did when I was in the military and then my life would have been much differently I wouldn't have gone through divorce loss of children ugly ugly ugly situations that most people can handle and I've lost the sense of gratitude and the simplicity of beautiful things that happen in life that we don't experience in the moment but later we reflect back on like grandchildren it's been a hard row and I don't know where to turn anymore because I cannot be a hermit I cannot live this way of my life anymore I just want to get out there and be part of something bigger than me like a head back when I was in my twenties
I had a C&P exam last week. Had to hire a friend of mine from Church to drive me that far, 1 1/2 hours, to the exam. I have 5 service connected disabilities, and have had 4 major open operations on my right knee in the last 5-6 years. Three were total knee replacements on the SAME right knee in the last 1 1/2 years. Bad infection deep inside the knee, was afraid I was going to lose my leg. Knee will never be normal again and hoping for the 60% rating plus now have to wear a full leg brace for weakness and pain. Hoping for the best. Great video, thanks.
@@rblightchild Thanks. Yes, I got a fair rating thanks to a law firm in RI. I have been fighting with the VA for 25 years, but my condition has steadily gotten worse, and the knee has gotten to the point of being useless. But now have the rating I deserve. My advice to other Vets is never give up.
I tried… so let me get this straight without a knee replacement, you will be evaluated on your range of motion. Which gets you 10-20%.. Thanks I believe I got it. Because these are hard to watch for an instructor like myself… The Ummms was killing me… other than that great info.
I think I got my total and permanent rating because of what happened with me because there was so much documentation and reality and what actually happened back then when I was a service member of the army I'm not looking for a handout I'm just trying to go back to work to make feel like I'm part of something other than sitting home and feeling numb
I have pretty much full range of motion, but with pain. I dread standing up or sitting down. When I claim for flexion/extension is the measument for how far I can move or how far I can move without pain
This is outstanding information before a C&P exam, I have my knee eam on both knees on Friday, Thanks for giving me confidence before this C&P exam. I will keep yall posted it.
All I want to do is get a little stupid little job to get me out of the bed to greet the sunshine and put the moon in its bed when I'm done with the day and feel like I've contributed something worthwhile
Of you file a claim for your back and go to the C&P, if you discuss secondary issues like radiculapathy, will the VA rate you in the secondary or only the issue that you files a claim for?
I have arthritis in both knees. They both throb just sitting still. Stabbing, sharp pains just going up and down stairs / steps. Getting so bad I'm considering selling my 3" lifted truck for something stock height. Anyways, how is this pain addressed when I go to outprocess the Army when my retirement is approved?
I’m curious about TKA revisions, and if they’re rated. I had a LTKA in 7/2021, and a revision on 1/5/2023. The Surgeon found not only a lot of scar tissue, but also Polyethylene wear. Is this ratable?
I have had 11 surgeries on both knees and lots of injections now I’m going through burning of the nerves can I get a increase for this and they found that I have restless leg can I get a increase for this ?
My claim is from 1985/86. My % is based on skeletal disability which the VA now has broke down for new cases. I have started a claim for my already 10% injury and am now walking with a cane and leg/knee brace which greatly limit's my range of motion. When I go to my c&p should I ask them to measure that range of motion? All because they say I'm too young for a knee replacement.
VA regulations changed effective Feb 2021. If you have a cane and knee brace prescribed, then you are entitled to 30 rating for knee instability. 38CFR471a, and the diagnostic code is 5257
I have 20% on my Rt knee direct service, I claimed my left knee but was not granted 0%. For the last 2 years i have been receiving shots for both knees in them knowing that my other knee is messed up to. Can this be presented as a aggravated condition and submit another claim as a secondary?
Hi. Is there a disability rating for having flat feet? They diagnosed it late in my military career. I never thought of putting in a claim but the VA has always sent me to a podiatrist to get inserts for my shoes.
If you already been rated, 10% and then have surgery after the rating would the 10% go up? Any surgeries you have after being rated do you get a higher rating?
@@CCK_Law understandable, but I wasn't even given a reason as to why. Just a suggestion to go to DAV. DAV in Corpus Christi TX answered my request for assistance by just directing me to fill out an appeal online.
I have a zero % service connected disability for my knee and I have never gone to va. It been 20 years and I’ve never been to a doctor. I requested a increase and just wrote a lay statement. I just received a call that I’m a having a c&p exam. My question is in regards to you saying you must have a current diagnosis, so is there any chance they could still approve or is this most likely going to be denied because I have seen a doctor since I left the military 20 years ago.
Thanks for info. For giving a statement about instability and knees giving way etc, would that statement be directly to the doctor at the C & P, or would it have to be done as an additional statement using a specific form and submitted to the VA prior to your rating being given, but after your C & P appointment?
I had reconstructive and ortho surgery when I was in the Marine Corp in 1991 due to my knee dislocating mtie times she in the Marine Corp. I filed for a service connection back in 2001 and was rated 0%. I never appealed until recently. I was scheduled for an MRI on 11/15/2020 and just received notification that I have a QTC exam on the 10th ,5 days before my MRI is scheduled. I am confused as why the QTC would be before the MRI is taken and results reviewed.
I had a C&P exam not too long ago for knee extension and knee flexion. Is it weird that they didn't take any measurements for the extension portion and only the flexion? They asked me to extend as much as I could and I did. But I didn't see them use the measuring tool.
Yes, that’s is weird. I just went to a C&P and the doctor may sure he was measuring everything and then at the end I had to sign a paper stated that he measured with tool. It has been about 3 months now
If I were service-connected for a knee injury in 2021. Could I get a temporary TDUI for the Knee replacement surgery that caused the disability in 1995? Back pay etc.? I was out of commission for over a year
I have a rating for my right leg. Due to the pain I get when I walk or run, I compensate my weight onto my left leg. I recently sustain a severe injury to my left leg. I tore my achilleas tendon and damage other tendon on my ankle. Dr. said I have been putting to much weigh on my left and it final gave out. Am i able to file a claim for this? I did injure both my legs in the Military as a Fire fighter. Please advise
@Johnny Findley, In regards to orthopedic conditions, a flare-up is defined as a sudden and temporary increase in symptoms. Flare-ups are typically recurrent, but unpredictable and arise without warning.
I don't have bad knees I don't have a bad back I'm 66 years old and I'm trying to figure out whether I can go back to work or not I feel good physically emotionally I have a lot of trouble dealing with outside comments and people I've an opportunity to get a job as a courier delivering envelopes and messages to lawyers and people as such but I'm afraid that if I do this that I will not be able to get my hundred percent total and permanent which I've already had since 2005 I don't know the difference between toll and permit individual unemployment and just being a guy who did his job
I was recently denied my claims for left and right knee pain and right ankle pain but I was granted 10% for my left ankle that I sprained during active duty. During my C&P exam, I specifically stated that I was in pain during the range of motion exam and even stopped the examiner at the point where his exam caused me pain. I plan to appeal all three of the denials. Can you tell me the exact case law that I can use to add to my appeal? I've been seen for knee pain a few years ago and was found to have bone spurs on my right knee.
I have 10% SC for grade II chondromalacia in left knee and 10% for residuals residuals of bilateral metatarsal stress fractures of the feet but now, 15 years later, I am having a lot of troubles with my right knee and ankle. My right knee actually bothers me a lot more than my left knee and both the knee and ankle pop and grind constantly. My right knee often gives out on me while walking down stairs. Sometimes I get this feeling like my right ankle is locked in place and that is really painful. Would the right knee and ankle be possible secondary issues to the right knee due to altered gait or something?
I had reconstructive knee surgery on my patella as well as Ortho for a meniscus tear while in the Marine Corp in 1991 and filed back in 2001 ,I was rated at o% based on evidence from 1991-1995 I attempted to refile and never went through with it. I recently filed for an increase with additional medical evidence from 2001,2002,2003, 2006,200-11 and 2014 including records from the Va hospital stating I have degenerative joint disease in my knee and record of my knee giving out when it feels like it usually causing me to take a fall. I don't understand how I can have a zero rating with evidence that i had surgery while in the Marine Corp. do you have any advice?
They are saying it's service connected, but are not seeing where your range of motion has deteriated. Look at 38CFR for what they grade during a DBQ for knees. You are showing the normal range of motion, which would be rated at zero.
I have a zero rating for knee because I’ve never been evaluated by va. I have requested an increase and I’ve also started being seen by va for my knee. The va prescribed me a knee brace. My question is for the increase claim does the knee brace being prescribed help that or is it not a consideration?
So, I had a knee injury in 1976 service connected. I have an x-ray that shows a fracture. 11 years ago VA doctors told me I needed joint replacement but now I need much more than just joint replacement. I started applying for this disability a several years ago and of course, magically all of those records had disappeared out of my records. In 1976 I was told to wear an elastic bandage and told to only take it off to take a shower given a pair of used crutches which I was told to use completely for 5 weeks, and that they told me if I did not return I would have to pay for them $75. I did have x-rays in 1976. I don't know how they justified my x-rays when these records were pulled from my records. Again, I do have an x-ray that shows a fracture. So how do I prove that this injury occurred when they pulled all of the records out of my file in 1976? I do hope that you still respond to this site? And one last thing, I am female (another strike against me according to the VA). Thank you.
Again I'm not one of those people that are totally permanent I see I don't know what the acronym means I can function but I can't function in a consistent way seven days a week
Walker laughing because you lack information. The ex is not entitled. Look into it. There are courts that refuse to help and grant the ex compensation, when there are documents that will overturn the court.
The VA denied every one of the 5 secondary conditions because the protocol showed I can still walk. WTF was that? So they expect you to be bedridden so they can accept it? And I bet you they STILL won't
