VAC Table of Disabilities - Veterans Affairs Canada
VAC Table of Disabilities - Veterans Affairs Canada
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<strong>Veterans</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Canada</strong> <strong>Table</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disabilities</strong><br />
CHAPTER 18<br />
LOWER EXTREMITIES<br />
TABLE TO ARTICLE 18.01....CONTINUED<br />
(e) Medial popliteal 20%<br />
(f) Post tibial 10%<br />
(g) Femoral 50%<br />
17. Shortening <strong>of</strong> leg<br />
(2.5 to 7.5 cm.) 10%<br />
(7.5 to 13 cm.) 15%<br />
18. Osteoarthritis hip<br />
mild 10-25%<br />
moderate 25-35%<br />
severe 35-50%<br />
19. Hallux valgus 0-10% each<br />
foot<br />
20. Osteoarthritis toes except great toe less than 3%<br />
Osteoarthritis great toe 1-5%<br />
21. Pes planus or pes cavus in general Nil to 10%<br />
If severe callosities, corns, may consider 15% to 20%<br />
rare<br />
22. Osteoarthritis knee Nil to 40%<br />
(a) full range, no effusion, stable, some crepitus 5-10%<br />
(b) lacks 10° extension minimum 15%<br />
(c) flex only to 90° minimum 15%<br />
(d) fused (optimal position) 30%<br />
(e) unstable, lacks extension or flexes only 90° minimum 20%<br />
(f) unstable, effusion, lacks extension or flexion beyond 90° minimum 20%<br />
(g) unstable, effusion, lacks extension and flexes less than 90° 25%<br />
(h) severely affected knee, unstable 30% to 40%<br />
(i) prosthesis: ................assess according to function
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