---
title: "How to file a VA musculoskeletal claim (back, spine, knee, ankle, neck)"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/howto/file-musculoskeletal-claim.json"
tags: ["howto"]
---

# How to file a VA musculoskeletal claim (back, spine, knee, ankle, neck)

`GET /api/v1/howto/file-musculoskeletal-claim.json`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://warriorsfund.org`
- URL: `https://warriorsfund.org/api/v1/howto/file-musculoskeletal-claim.json`
- Auth: none declared

5-step Schema.org HowTo for the musculoskeletal cluster — top-5 most-claimed VA SC conditions. ROM measurements + painful-motion docs (38 CFR 4.40/4.45 + DeLuca v. Brown). 4 SC pathways (in-service injury, gear-weight cumulative trauma, aggravation, secondary). IVDS incapacitating-episodes pathway (DC 5243), bilateral factor (38 CFR 4.26), tactical C&P exam (do NOT push through pain).

## Response `200`

HowTo entity

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