Body system: Musculoskeletal SystemRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.71aDBQ: DBQ MUSC Elbow and forearm
DC 5209, elbow, other impairment of Flail joint, is rated by the level below that matches your condition; the dominant (major) arm is rated higher than the non-dominant (minor) arm at the upper levels. The levels: Elbow, other impairment of Flail joint: 60% for the dominant arm, 50% for the non-dominant arm. Joint fracture, with marked cubitus varus or cubitus valgus deformity or with ununited fracture of head of radius: 20% for either arm.
Rating levels
- 60% — A flail (completely unstable) elbow on the dominant side is rated 60%. On the non-dominant side it is 50%.
- 50% — A flail (completely unstable) elbow on the non-dominant side is rated 50%.
- 20% — You qualify for this rating if you have a broken elbow bone that healed incorrectly, causing your arm to bend noticeably inward toward your body (cubitus varus) or outward away from your body (cubitus valgus) when straightened. You also qualify if you have a fracture at the top of your radius bone (the bone on the thumb side of your forearm near the elbow) that never properly healed back together.
- 20% — You qualify for this rating if you have a broken elbow bone that healed incorrectly, causing your arm to bend noticeably inward toward your body (cubitus varus) or outward away from your body (cubitus valgus) when straightened. You also qualify if you have a fracture at the top of your radius bone (the bone on the thumb side of your forearm near the elbow) that never properly healed back together.