VA Disability Rating for Neuralgia of posterior tibial nerve (DC 8725)

Body system: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive DisordersRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.124aDBQ: DBQ NEURO Peripheral Nerves

Neuralgia of the posterior tibial nerve, nerve pain that is usually dull and intermittent along the course of the nerve, is rated under DC 8725 on the same scale as incomplete paralysis of that nerve. Under 38 CFR 4.124 neuralgia is rated no higher than moderate incomplete paralysis, so 10% is the top rating here; the complete-paralysis figure of the paralysis code does not apply. The levels: moderate incomplete paralysis: 10%. mild incomplete paralysis: 10%.

Rating levels

  • 10% — This 10% level applies when your neuralgia of the posterior tibial nerve, nerve pain that is usually dull and intermittent along the nerve's course, amounts to moderate incomplete paralysis of that nerve: a clear loss of strength or feeling that is more than slight. Neuralgia is rated on the same scale as incomplete paralysis of the nerve, and under 38 CFR 4.124 it is rated no higher than the moderate level.
  • 10% — This 10% level applies when your neuralgia of the posterior tibial nerve, nerve pain that is usually dull and intermittent along the nerve's course, amounts to mild incomplete paralysis of that nerve: symptoms that are mostly sensory, with little loss of strength. Neuralgia is rated on the same scale as incomplete paralysis of the nerve, and under 38 CFR 4.124 it is rated no higher than the moderate level.

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