Amputation of the forearm below the mid-forearm level.
To support a rating under this code, medical records need to document the exact level of the amputation and confirm it falls below the insertion of the pronator teres. Surgical records, operative reports, or pathology notes from the time of amputation are the clearest way to establish that. A VA or private examination that identifies which arm was amputated — and confirms whether that arm was your dominant or nondominant side — is central to determining whether the 70% or 60% rate applies. Statements from you or people who know you describing how you used each hand before the amputation can help establish dominance. Records showing residual limb condition, prosthetic use, and how the loss affects work tasks and daily activities may also be relevant to any related evaluations.
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.
