Rating Regulation
38 CFR § 4.71
Measurement of ankylosis and joint motion
How the Board has used this section
53.8%
Any-grant when cited
53,752
Decisions citing it
Approx. 53.8% of published Board decisions that cite this section granted at least one issue. This reflects the mix of claims where the section comes up, not the legal merit of any single claim. See the decisions.
Diagnostic codes most associated with it
DC 5261 , Leg, limitation of extension of1,204 decisionsDC 5256 , Knee, ankylosis of187 decisionsDC 5200 , Scapulohumeral articulation, ankylosis of1,582 decisionsDC 5257 , Knee, other impairment of15,791 decisionsDC 5212 , Radius, impairment of305 decisionsDC 5303 , Group III. Function: Elevation and abduction of arm to level of shoulder; act with 1 and 2 of Group II in forward and backward swing of arm. Intrinsic muscles of shoulder girdle: (1) Pectoralis major I (clavicular); (2) deltoid723 decisionsDC 5259 , Cartilage, semilunar, removal of, symptomatic1,428 decisionsDC 5308 , Group VIII. Function: Extension of wrist, fingers, and thumb; abduction of thumb. Muscles arising mainly from external condyle of humerus: Extensors of carpus, fingers, and thumb; supinator113 decisions
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