RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEW

N A M E:    C ASE: P D1 2 01 0 59
^{BR A N C H O F SE R V I C E: A R M Y         BO A R D D A T E: 2 01 3 05 3 0
SE P A R A T IO N D A T E: 20 0 306 0 3}




C I C O NT E NT IO N : “ T h e c ond i t i o n is g e t t i n g m u c h w o rse a n d is no w c r e a t i n g m o re i n j u r i e s. It is also k eep i n g me f r o m g e tt i n g & o r k eep i n g e m p l o y m en t w h i c h is n e e d ed t o s u p po r t my f amil y. ”



R A T I N G C O MP A R ISO N :

Service PEB – Dated 20030214     VA - (2 Mos. Pre-Separation)
^{C ondi t i o n        C od e     R at in g   C ondi t i o n        C od e     R at in g   E x am
M e c h a n i c al Lo w B a c k P ai n …         5299-5295        10%      M e c h a n i c al Lo w B a c k P ain         5292     20 % *}     _20030407
^{I n t e rmit t en t R ib Pop pin g         N o t U n fitt i n g    R i gh t R ib N od ul e         7819     0%
N o Addi t i o n al M EB / PE B E n tri e s    N o Addi t i o n al V A E n tr i es
Combined: 10%    Combined: 20%}
V A R at i n g D e ci s i o n ( VA R D ) 200 2 0715 NS C; VA R D 20050829 s er v i c e conn e c t ed .

Thoracolumbar ROM (Degrees)	Ortho/MEB exam (20021230)	MEB ~5 Mo. Pre-Sep (20030102)	VA C&P ~2 Mo. Pre-Sep (20030407)
Flexion (90 Normal)	45	50	50
Extension (30)	“full”	35	35
R Lat Flexion (30)	30	35	35
L Lat Flexion (30)	30	35	35
R Rotation (30)	-	35	35
L Rotation (30)	-	35	35
Combined (240)
Comment	“Hands 24 in. fr flr”;nl sens;reflexes; able to heel/toe walk;SLR neg	Neg SLR; no spasm.	Flex/ext with pain EROM; Nl gait and reflexes.
§4.71a Rating	20%	20%	20

R E C O MM E N D A T IO N : T h e B o ard r e c o mm e nd s t h at t h e C I’s p ri o r de t e rm i n a t i o n b e m o d i f i e d a s fo llo w s, e ffe c t i v e as o f th e d a t e o f h is p ri o r m e d i c al s ep ar a t i o n :

UNFITTING CONDITION	VASRD CODE	RATING
Low Back Pain Condition	5292	20%
COMBINED	20%

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MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, US Army Physical Disability Agency
(TAPD-ZB),


SUBJECT: Department of Defense Physical Disability Board of Review Recommendation
for AR20130014992 (PD201201059)


1. I have reviewed the enclosed Department of Defense Physical Disability Board of Review (DoD PDBR) recommendation and record of proceedings pertaining to the subject individual. Under the authority of Title 10, United States Code, section 1554a, I accept the Board’s recommendation to modify the individual’s disability rating to 20% without recharacterization of the individual’s separation. This decision is final.

2. I direct that all the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected accordingly no later than 120 days from the date of this memorandum.

3. I request that a copy of the corrections and any related correspondence be provided to the individual concerned, counsel (if any), any Members of Congress who have shown interest, and to the Army Review Boards Agency with a copy of this memorandum without enclosures.

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY:




Encl                                                 
                                                      (Army Review Boards)

CF:
( ) DoD PDBR
( ) DVA