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DC 5010Musculoskeletal System38 CFR Part 4, DC 5010

Arthritis due to Trauma (Traumatic Arthritis)

VA disability rating criteria for Arthritis due to Trauma (Traumatic Arthritis) under Diagnostic Code 5010. The VA assigns ratings of 10%, 20% based on the severity and functional impact of your condition.

Rating Criteria

10%Disability Rating

Traumatic arthritis with X-ray evidence of arthritis: with occasional painful episodes and no more than slight limitation of motion; or established by X-ray findings, with at least one-half inch or more shortening of the affected extremity.

Note: Rated the same as DC 5003 (degenerative arthritis). X-ray evidence required. Minor joints rated under limitation of motion codes.

20%Disability Rating

Traumatic arthritis of two or more major joints, or two or more minor joint groups, with X-ray evidence and with occasional incapacitating exacerbations.

Note: May be rated by analogy to the most applicable specific joint code.

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