Musculospiral nerve (radial), paralysis DC 8514
Musculospiral nerve (radial), paralysis VA Disability Rating Details
| Diagnostic Code | 8514 |
|---|---|
| Category | Neurological Conditions And Convulsive Disorders |
| Subcategory | Peripheral Nerves |
| Also Known As | Musculospiral, Musculospiral (radial) |
| CFR Section | 38 CFR § 4.124a |
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Rating Criteria
| Rating | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 70% | Major (dominant): Complete; drop of hand and fingers, wrist and fingers perpetually flexed, the thumb adducted falling within the line of the outer border of the index finger; can not extend hand at wrist, extend proximal phalanges of fingers, extend thumb, or make lateral movement of wrist; supination of hand, extension and flexion of elbow weakened, the loss of synergic motion of extensors impairs the hand grip seriously; total paralysis of the triceps occurs only as the greatest rarity |
| 60% | Minor (non-dominant): Complete; drop of hand and fingers, wrist and fingers perpetually flexed, the thumb adducted falling within the line of the outer border of the index finger; can not extend hand at wrist, extend proximal phalanges of fingers, extend thumb, or make lateral movement of wrist; supination of hand, extension and flexion of elbow weakened, the loss of synergic motion of extensors impairs the hand grip seriously; total paralysis of the triceps occurs only as the greatest rarity |
| 50% | Major (dominant): Incomplete: Severe |
| 40% | Minor (non-dominant): Incomplete: Severe |
| 30% | Major (dominant): Moderate |
| 20% | Minor (non-dominant): Moderate |
| 20% | Mild |