Sacroiliac joint

I have osteoarthritis which is a side effect of using prednisone which was the main drug I had to take for 6 years to get my sarcoidosis of the lungs under control.

The osteoarthritis is in both my knees and I have had a partial replacement in each knee. The doctors told me that research is showing certain drugs cause or complicate arthritis.

My CM called and told me that depending on the arthritis and relationship to existing conditions is adjudicated by different adjudicators or departments.

So what you need to ask your Doctor Dave is the epidemiology (cause) of your arthritis. If it is a drug that you had to take to treat your pensioned condition then inform your CM immediately and also ask the CM which department is adjudicating your application.

I know you are in the middle of the procedure but you can possibly add/alter the application thru your CM.

Ok, so it could be treated as a lumbar Arthritis claim, or maybe a Hip Arthritis, depending on the symptoms, comparing both charts. The assessment level, if approved, would depend on RoM, duration and extent of the pain, as well as how responsive it is to different treatments.

The claim is under left hip sacroiliac issues.

It is Osteoarthritis/ arthritis. It is daily back pain. My joint does not move the way it is supposed to. The pain started while serving and was well documented in my service record. They at first gave me 16% for lumbar disk causing sciatica. Then they wanted me to go to a chronic pain clinic and the DR found this second issue with my joint explaining my daily pain. All related to lower back pain.

What exactly is the diagonosis? If all you put was "Sacroiliac joint", it's going to be denied. VAC needs a confirmed diagnosis first, like Osteoarthritis, and then the effects on the particular body part, is secondary.

Any one here can share if you ever put in a claim for Sacroiliac joint before? I put one in after mu case manager suggested it in September and still sitting at Step 2. Just wondering if anyone put in a similar claim before and how did it go? Thanks!