Rating Criteria | Rating Percentage |
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5262 Tibia and fibula, impairment of: | |
Nonunion of, with loose motion, requiring brace | 40 |
Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), or shin splints: Requiring treatment for no less than 12 consecutive months, and unresponsive to surgery and either shoe orthotics or other conservative treatment, both lower extremities |
30 |
Requiring treatment for no less than 12 consecutive months, and unresponsive to surgery and either shoe orthotics or other conservative treatment, one lower extremity | 20 |
Requiring treatment for no less than 12 consecutive months, and unresponsive to either shoe orthotics or other conservative treatment, one or both lower extremities | 10 |
Treatment less than 12 consecutive months, one or both lower extremities | 0 |
Note: Malunion is evaluated under diagnostic codes 5256, 5257, 5260, or 5261 for the knee, or 5270 or 5271 for the ankle, whichever results in the highest evaluation. |
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