MusculoskeletalDC 5280

Bunions (Hallux Valgus)

Bunions are rated under Diagnostic Code 5280. You can receive a separate rating for flat feet and bunions on the same foot.

VA Rating Levels

10%

Surgery has been performed to remove the bunion, or the condition is so severe that the big toe may as well have been amputated.

→You can receive separate ratings for flat feet and bunions on the same foot, which is worth knowing.
→The highest this code goes is 10%, so that's the maximum available under this diagnostic code.

Flat FeetHallux Rigidus

38 CFR Reference

38 CFR 4.71a, Diagnostic Code 5280