VA (3 Mos. Post-Separation) – All Effective Date 20030919 | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Low Back Pain | 5299-5295 | 0% | Lumbosacral/Dorsal Spine Strain | 5237 | 10% | 20031209 | |
Scoliosis | Not Unfitting | NO VA ENTRY | |||||
Rating: 10% |
(Degrees) |
VA C&P ~ 3 Mo. Post-Sep | ||
8 4 | |||
18 | |||
19 | |||
2 1 | |||
-- | |||
-- | |||
230 | |||
+painful motion +tenderness to palpation | Pain on motion | ||
10 % | 10 % |
VASRD CODE | RATING | ||
Lumbosacral Strain | 5295 | 10% | |
10% |
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-01181
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEW BRANCH OF SERVICE: ARMY SEPARATION DATE: 20021117 NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CASE NUMBER: PD1201181 BOARD DATE: 20130111 SUMMARY OF CASE: Data extracted from the available evidence of record reflects that this covered individual (CI) was an active duty PFC/E-3 (92A10/Automated Logistical Specialist), medically separated for chronic mechanical low back pain (LBP). (2) is limited to those conditions which were determined by the PEB to be...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00570
Three months prior to separation, the PEB adjudicated the mechanical LBP post MVA condition as unfitting, rated 10%, with application of the DoD Instruction 1332.39 and Application of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) under spine rules applicable on or before 23 September 2002. At the MEB exam, 5 months before separation, the CI reported pain‐“pains that radiate down the leg from back pains” on the DD 2807 without elaboration in the NARSUM. Service...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00514
He was issued a permanent L3 profile andreferred for a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB).The MEB forwarded no other conditions for Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) adjudication.The PEB adjudicated the chronic LBPcondition as unfitting, rated 10%, with application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy.The CI made no appeals and was medically separated with a 10% disability rating. SLRs were negative for radicular signs and lower extremity strength, reflexes and sensation...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02651
The Informal PEB adjudicated “chronic thoracolumbar back pain due to scoliosis” as unfitting, rated 20%, with application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. RECOMMENDATION : The Board,...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00698
; No muscle spasm invalid font number 31502 Also noted in evidence was a VA PT exam dated 13 months after separation that documented “Trunk ROM is limited 50% flexion, lateral flexion left and 25% rotation left. The VA coded the lumbar spine DDD, scoliosis and strain condition as 5242, degenerative arthritis of the spine, rated at 20% based on a forward flexion of 40 degrees.The general rating formula for diseases and injuries of the spine considers the CI’s pain symptoms “With or without...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01457
The CI requested a reconsideration of the IPEB findings after which the IPEB found the CI unfit for his low back condition, rated 10%. Subsequent multiple VA physical therapy records ranging to the end of 2002,within the 12-month window specified in DoDI 6040.44 regarding VA evaluations for Board consideration, did not demonstrate any deterioration in the CI’s condition, although the Board noted that the CI continued to have ongoing low back pain that was being treated with non-steroidal...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 01964
Chronic Low Back Pain with Scoliosis Condition. The PEB rated the back pain with scoliosis condition at 10% coded analogously as 5299-5295 (lumbosacral strain) citing characteristic pain on motion but without neurologic abnormality or documented chronic paravertebral muscle spasms. Service Treatment Record Exhibit C. Department of Veterans Affairs Treatment Record xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, DAF Director of Operations Physical Disability Board of Review SFMR-RB MEMORANDUM FOR Commander, US...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00509
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEW NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BRANCH OF SERVICE: ARMY CASE NUMBER: PD1200509 SEPARATION DATE: 20011115 BOARD DATE: 20130115 SUMMARY OF CASE: Data extracted from the available evidence of record reflects that this covered individual (CI) was an active duty SPC/E-4 (71L10/Administrative Specialist), medically separated for chronic mechanical low back pain (LBP), without neurologic abnormality or documented chronic paravertebral muscle...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01040
The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of the VASRD standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. The PT performed ROMs for the MEB exam and noted an abnormal spine motion. 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.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00778
The 2001 Veterans’ Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) coding and rating standards for the spine, which were in effect at the time of separation, were changed on 23 September 2002 for code 5293 (intervertebral disc syndrome) criteria, and then changed to the current §4.71a rating standards on 26 September 2003. At the MEB exam, the CI had limited flexion with pain, whereas at the C&P exam, the CI had full ROM with pain. RECOMMENDATION: The Board, therefore, recommends...