Ankylosing spondylitis is rated under diagnostic code 5240 using the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
Degenerative disc disease (intervertebral disc syndrome) is rated under diagnostic code 5243 either by limitation of motion or by incapacitating episodes, whichever is higher.
Kyphosis is rated under 38 CFR 4.71a General Rating Formula for the Spine at 10 to 100 percent based on range of motion, ankylosis, and incapacitating episodes.
Lumbar facet syndrome is rated under diagnostic code 5237 by limitation of motion under the General Rating Formula for the Spine.
Lumbar spinal stenosis is rated under diagnostic code 5238 by limitation of motion or by the incapacitating episodes criteria, whichever is higher.
The lumbar spine is rated using the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine. Ratings depend mostly on forward flexion measured in degrees.
Spinal fusion residuals are rated under diagnostic code 5241 by limitation of motion of the fused segment under the General Rating Formula for the Spine.
Radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve is rated under diagnostic code 8520 in 38 CFR 4.124a: 10, 20, 40, or 60 percent for mild, moderate, moderately severe, or severe incomplete paralysis, and 80 percent for complete paralysis.
Sacroiliac joint dysfunction is rated under diagnostic code 5236 by limitation of motion under the General Rating Formula for the Spine.
Scoliosis is rated under 38 CFR 4.71a using the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine at 10 to 100 percent based on range of motion or ankylosis.
Spondylolisthesis is rated under diagnostic code 5239 under the General Rating Formula for the Spine based on limitation of motion.
Thoracic spine disability is rated under diagnostic code 5237 under the General Rating Formula for the Spine. Thoracic and lumbar combined for ROM measurement.