Knee And Lower Leg DBQ: Official VA Form

The public Knee and Lower Leg Disability Benefits Questionnaire records medical information for VA evaluation. The form itself provides its current questions, definitions, examination and clinician requirements. A completed form is evidence; it does not establish service connection or guarantee an evaluation.

Related Diagnostic Code Subjects

9 code subjects are associated with this form in this educational directory. These editorial subject associations are not official VA assignments, and the form may not be appropriate for every examination or claim.

• DC 5055: Knee, resurfacing or replacement (prosthesis)
• DC 5256: Knee, ankylosis of
• DC 5257: Knee, other impairment of
• DC 5258: Cartilage, semilunar, dislocated, with frequent episodes of “locking,” pain, and effusion into the joint
• DC 5259: Cartilage, semilunar, removal of, symptomatic
• DC 5260: Leg, limitation of flexion of
• DC 5261: Leg, limitation of extension of
• DC 5262: Tibia and fibula, impairment of
• DC 5263: Genu recurvatum (acquired, traumatic, with weakness and insecurity in weight-bearing objectively demonstrated)

Read The Form Before Arranging An Examination

Review who may complete the form, which conditions it includes or excludes, and whether testing is required. VA can still request a claim examination. Report actual findings; this reference does not provide suggested answers.

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