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)
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)