C&P Joints - Shoulders - VA Disability Group, PLLC

Joints – Shoulders

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1. Painful Motion

Symptoms	Dominant	Non Dominant
Painful motion is present, even if your range of motion is otherwise normal.	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant

2. Limitation of Motion

Symptoms	Dominant	Non Dominant
Motion limited to 90 degrees (at shoulder level)	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Motion limited to 45 degrees (midway)	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Motion limited to 25 degrees from side	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant

3. Ankylosis / Stiffening

Symptoms	Dominant	Non Dominant
Favorable (can reach mouth/head, abduction to 60°)	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Intermediate between favorable and unfavorable	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Unfavorable (cannot reach mouth/head, abduction limited to 25°)	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant

4. Dislocations / Instability

Symptoms	Dominant	Non Dominant
Infrequent episodes with guarding only at shoulder level	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Frequent episodes and guarding of all movements	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant

5. Shoulder Replacements

Symptoms	Dominant	Non Dominant
Minimum rating	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Chronic residuals consisting of severe painful motion and/or weakness in the affected extremity	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
1 year following surgery, then re-evaluated for a permanent rating based on remaining weakness and pain	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant

6. Impairment of Humerus

Symptoms	Dominant	Non Dominant
With infrequent dislocation episodes and guarding of movement only at shoulder level (flexion and/or abduction at 90 °)	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
With frequent dislocation episodes and guarding of all arm movements	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Fibrous union of	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Nonunion of (false flail joint)	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Loss of head of (flail shoulder)	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant

7. Impairment of Clavicle or Scapula

Symptoms	Dominant	Non Dominant
Dislocation of Clavicle or Scapula	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Nonunion of: With loose movement	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Nonunion of: Without loose movement	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant
Malunion of	Select Dominant	Select Non Dominant

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