A rare condition causing intense burning pain, redness, and warmth in the hands or feet, often triggered by heat or exercise.
Medical records that document the frequency of attacks are central to this rating. Records showing how many attacks occur per day or per week, and how long each episode typically lasts, directly map to the rating criteria. Notes from treating providers about whether treatment controls the attacks — or whether attacks respond poorly despite treatment — support the distinction between the 30% and 60% or 100% levels.
Examination findings that record increased skin temperature, redness, and the bilateral or symmetrical nature of burning pain in the hands or feet help confirm that attacks are characteristic under the regulation's definition.
Statements from you or people who know you that describe how attacks affect your ability to carry out routine daily activities are relevant to the difference between 60% and 100%. Records from employers, caregivers, or others who observe your functioning during attacks can also help show the degree to which daily activities are restricted. Treatment records showing prescribed medications, therapies tried, and the outcome of those efforts help establish whether your attacks respond to treatment or respond poorly.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
