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Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
DJD Bilateral Knees | 5003 | 20% | Left Knee Condition | 5257 | NSC* | 20040610 | |
Right Knee Condition | 5257 | NSC* | 20040610 | ||||
Combined: NSC* | |||||||
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00375
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. RATING COMPARISON : Service IPEB – Dated 20061023VA -(9 Months Pre-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Grade III/IV Chondromalacia, Left Knee5099-50030%Left Knee Chondromalacia of the...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00832
The FPEB and VA each coded the individual knees at 10% using the criteria for arthritis (5003), with the VA indicating a traumatic onset by using code 5010. Left Knee : With regards to the left knee, the Board considered that the preponderance of the record supported the 10% rating for the left knee for limited motion. RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no recharacterization of the CI’s disability and separation determination, as follows:
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01530
The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of theVeterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. Left Knee Condition . BOARD FINDINGS : IAW DoDI 6040.44, provisions of DoD or Military Department regulations or guidelines relied upon by the PEB will not be considered by the Board to the extent they were...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01692
No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB adjudicated “traumatic osteoarthritis left knee, with OCD lesions, lateral femoral condyle and tibial plateau, s/p ACL reconstruction and microfracture of left femoral condyle”as a single unfitting condition, rated 10%,with likely application of theVA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The CI made no appealsand was medically separated. RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends there be no re-characterization of the...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00894
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. There was no right knee instability noted at the MEB exam. In the matter of the bilateral knee pain condition, the Board unanimously recommends that each joint be separately adjudicated as follows: an unfitting right knee pain condition coded 5003 and rated 10%, and an...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02209
The Board considered that the evidence in record supports that the CI had painful, limited ROM with imaging evidence of DJD following right knee injury and surgery, without significant instability. Left knee examination was the same as the right, except no effusion was present and physical therapy noted ROM of 0 degrees-130 degrees, without painful motion.At the VA C&P exam performed a week after separation the CI reported problems in the left knee due to compensation for his right knee. ...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01629
Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Patellofemoral Pain, Bilaterally… 5099-50030%Patellofemoral Syndrome…Left…525710%20050514Patellofemoral Syndrome…Right…52580%Other x 0 (Not in Scope)Other x 4 Combined: 0%Combined: 10%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20050608 ANALYSIS SUMMARY :The PEB combined the bilateral knee pain conditions as a single unfitting condition rated at 0%, coded 5099-5003 (analogous to degenerative arthritis).The PEB relied on AR 635.40...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02318
The PEB adjudicated the bilateral knee pain condition using codes 5099-5003 (chronic joint disease) rated alternatively as degenerative arthritis, ruling a rating of 10% using the USAPDA pain policy.The VA rated the right knee condition 10%, coded 5260 (leg, limitation of flexion), for painful motion.The Board considered using code 5260 or 5261 (leg, limitation of extension) noting that the threshold for a rating could not be achieved with the ROMs in evidence. RECOMMENDATION : The Board,...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-01025
The PEB adjudicated the bilateral knee condition as unfitting, rated as 10% for each knee (20%); with application of the VASRD. The Board also noted the CI’s service appeal contended primarily categorizing his condition as “in the performance of duty under conditions simulating war.” The Board’s authority as defined in DoDI 6040.44, however, resides in evaluating the fairness of DES fitness determinations and rating decisions for disability at the time of separation. In the matter of the...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01456
Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam DJD,Bilateral Knees...[Surgical Residuals]500320%Left Knee DJD, post Meniscectomy5010-525910%20031208Right Knee DJD, post ACL Repair5010-526010%20031208Other x 0 (Not in Scope)Other x 4 (Including 0% R and L Knee Surgical Scars)20031208 Combined: 20%Combined: 40%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20040310 ( most proximate to date of separation [DOS]). Bilateral Knee Condition . In the matter of the combined bilateral knee...