VA - (5 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Compound Fracture LLE s/p Intramedullary Nailing of the Tibia and Screw Fixation of an intra-articula-tibial plafond Fracture | 5099-5003 | 10% | Residual of Left Leg Fracture w/Hardware and Pain | 5299-5262 | 30% | 20050103 | |
Other x 0 | |||||||
Rating: 30% |
Left Knee ROM (Degrees) |
MEB ~ 1 ½ mos . Pre-Sep |
VA C&P ~ 5 mos . Post-Sep |
Flexion (140 Normal) | 130 | 112 |
Extension (0 Normal) | 0 | 0 |
Left Ankle ROM (Degrees) |
MEB ~ 1½ mos. Pre-Sep |
V A C&P ~ 5 mos. Post-Sep |
Dorsiflexion (20 Normal) | 0 | 10 |
Plantar Flexion (45) | 35 | 40 |
UNFITTING CONDITION | VASRD CODE | RATING |
Compound fracture of left lower extremity | 5299-5262 | 20% |
RATING | 20% |
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00807
The Board agreed the TDRL rating recommendation would be based from the MEB evidence and the post-TDRL recommendation would be based from the VA evidence. The Board agreed the TDRL rating recommendation would be based from the MEB evidence and the permanent rating recommendation would be based from the VA evidence. In the matter of the left femur fracture condition, the Board unanimously recommends a disability rating of 10% at the time of TDRL placement and at permanent separation coded...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02258
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. Left Ankle 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 | CY2012 | PD2012 01746
This evidence supports a determination of moderate disability.After due deliberation in consideration of all of the evidence and mindful of VASRD §4.3 (Reasonable doubt), the Board concluded that left tibial FX with residual weakness of the left ankle requiring an AFO and a cane for ambulation condition was separately unfitting and recommends a disability rating of 20%, coded 5262 IAW VASRD §4.71a. Physical Disability Board of Review Providing a correction to the individual’s separation...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00382
Chronic Left Knee Pain. The Board concluded therefore that no separate disability rating could be recommended for this condition. RECOMMENDATION: The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows, effective as of the date of his prior medical separation: UNFITTING CONDITION VASRD CODE RATING 5262 COMBINED 20% 20% Chronic Left Knee and Ankle Pain The following documentary evidence was considered: Exhibit A. DD Form 294, dated 20050218, w/atchs Exhibit B.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00934
The PEB adjudicated the left knee and lower leg pain condition as one unfitting condition, rated 10% with application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy. Left Knee and Lower Leg Pain Condition. The PEB combined left knee pain and lower leg pain as the single unfitting and solely rated condition, coded 5099‐5003.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00256
Another VA C&P examination performed on 22 March 2006, 8 months after separation showed continued signs of muscle weakness and sensory loss with some loss of muscle bulk with abnormal gait. Subsequently, the VA rated the left leg condition separately from the combined rating in the 3 November 2006 VA rating decision and rated it 20%, coded 8523-5262, (incomplete) paralysis of the deep peroneal nerve and impairment of the tibia and fibula. The VA C&P orthopedic examiner for the 22 June...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01332
The bilateral stress fractures, characterized as “chronic bilateral leg pain” was forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501.No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB adjudicated “bilateral tibial stress fractures”as unfitting;each rated 10% for a combinedrating of 20%. Bilateral leg X-rays on 14 January 2009 noted chronic stress changes along both tibiae.At the MEB examination performed on 12 March 2009, 2 months prior to separation, the CI reported...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00741
Not Service Connected x 4 Combined: 20% *Initial rating of 0% for left tibia stress fracture increased to 10% based upon appeal by CI and records review by VA ANALYSIS SUMMARY : Chronic Bilateral Leg Pain Secondary to Chronic Bilateral TibialStress Fractures Condition . To that end, the evidence for the chronic left and chronic right leg pain conditions are presented separately with attendant recommendations regarding separate unfitness and separate ratings if indicated.The Board first...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00678
The chronic right lower extremity pain as requested for consideration meets the Chronic Right Lower Extremity Pain 5299‐5262 20% ↓No Addi(cid:415)onal MEB/PEB Entries↓ Combined: 20% Condition Status Post Right Distal Tibia and Fibula Fracture Medial Right Leg Scar Lateral Right Leg Scar Right Ankle Scars Left Hip Iliotibial Band Syndrome Code 5262 8627‐7804 7804 7804 5099‐5024 Combined: 20% Rating 0%* 10% 0% 0% 10% Exam 20030414 20030414 20030414 20030414 20030414 criteria prescribed in DoDI...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01512
The leg, hipand knee conditions, characterized as “bilateral shin splints,” “right tibial plafond stress reaction,” “bilateral femoral stress reactions,” and “left greater trochanteric bursitis & PFPS [patellofemoral pain syndrome],” were forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW SECNAVINST 1850.4E. Bilateral Leg PainCondition (includes Bilateral Shin Splints,Bilateral Femoral Stress Reactions, Left Greater Trochanteric Bursitis, and Left PFPS) :The narrative summary, 4 months...