VA (4 Mo. Prior to TDRL Placement) - Effective 20040807 | ||||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | |||
TDRL | Sep. | |||||||
Crohn’s Disease | 7399-7323 | 30% | 10% | Crohn’s Disease | 7399-7323 | 30% | 20040329 | |
Left Knee | 5099-5003 | 10% | -- | Left Knee | 5260 | 10% | 20040329 | |
Bilateral Knee Pain | 5099-5003 | -- | 0% | Right Knee | 5260 | 10% | 20040329 | |
Other x 4 | ||||||||
Combined: 50% |
Knee ROM (Degrees) |
MEB
(2808)
~ 5 Mo. Pre-TDRL entry
|
PT ~ 5 Mo. Pre-Sep |
VA C&P ~ 3.25 Mo.
Pre- TDRL entry |
TDRL NARSUM
~
3 W
eeks
Pre-
TDRL exit (separation)
|
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Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | |
Flexion (140 Normal) | 100 | 115 | 70 | 100 | 90 | 100 | 115 | - - |
Extension (0 Normal) | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - - |
AO Comment | - - | - - | S
table; |
Stable; Normal gait |
G rinding | G rinding | T enderness (over the p atellar tendon) | Tenderness (over the patellar tendon) |
§4.71a Rating | 0%-10% | 0%-10% | 0%-10% | 0%-10% | 10 % | 10% | 0% | - - |
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01484
The physical examination was normal.The VA rating decision of 12June 1998 assigned a 10% disability rating for the CI’s Crohn’s disease. The gastroenterologist concluded that the CI’s Crohn’s disease was stable and advised to continue his usual medication regimen.The CI was removed from the TDRL and separated with 10% disability for Crohn’s disease (VASRD code 7399-7323).The Board directs attention to its rating recommendation based on the above evidence.The Board first considered if a...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 01293
She was then medically separated with a 10% disability rating. Prior to Separation) Effective 19990304 Condition Code Rating Condition Code Rating Exam 20030429 TDRL Sep. Ileocolonic Crohns Disease w/ DJD 7399-7323 30% 10% Crohns Disease s/p ileocolonic resection 7323 30% 19990106 Inflammatory Arthritis Secondary to Crohns 5009-5002 20%* 19990106 and 20050301 .No Additional MEB/PEB Entries. The VA GI exam, approximately 9 months prior to separation, noted that the CIs...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00700
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGSPHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEWNAME: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CASE: PD-2014-00700BRANCH OF SERVICE: Army BOARD DATE: 20150205 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. Board members agreed that the records at TDRL placement supported the 40%...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-01217
TDRL RATING COMPARISON: Service USAPDA – Dated 20030124 VA – All Effective Date 20050429* Condition Code Rating Exam Condition Enter TDRL (19981117) Crohn’s Disease Code 7326-7319 Enter TDRL 30% Rating Sep (20030219) 10% No Additional MEB/PEB Entries Crohn’s Disease Lumbar Strain w/ DDD 7323 60%** 5010-5242 Not Service Connected x 8 40% 19990707 20050929 20050929 20050929 Combined: 10% Combined: 80% * VA rating based on exam most proximate to date of permanent separation. Crohn’s Disease...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00633
The 2003 VASRD coding and rating standards for the spine, which were in effect at the time of separation, were changed to the current §4.71a rating standards in 2004. IAW DoDI 6040.44, this Board must consider the appropriate rating for the CI’s back condition at separation based on the VASRD standards in effect at the time of separation (i.e. pre‐2004 standards). At an orthopedic evaluation 10 months prior to separation, the CI indicated his pain was exacerbated by flexion and extension.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01787
The Board’s role is thus confined to the review of medical records and all evidence at hand to assess the fairness of PEB rating determinations, compared to VASRD standards, based on ratable severity at the time of separation; and, to review those fitness determinations within its scope (as elaborated above) consistent with performance-based criteria in evidence at separation. BOARD FINDINGS : IAW DoDI 6040.44, provisions of DoD or Military Department regulations or guidelines relied upon...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00519
The PEB adjudicated “Crohn’s disease” as unfitting, rating it 10% with application of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). Crohn’s Disease Condition . Providing a correction to the individual’s separation document showing that the individual was separated by reason of permanent disability retirement effective the date of the original medical separation for disability with severance pay.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00461
The MEB forwarded no other conditions for Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) adjudication. The PEB adjudicated the Crohn’s disease as unfitting, rated 10%, with application of the Veteran’s Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). Crohn’s Disease.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02178
The bowel condition, characterized as “Crohn’s Disease” was the only condition forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501.The Informal PEB adjudicated “Crohn’s disease”as unfitting, rated 10% with application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The CI made no appeals and was medically separated The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of the...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00773
The VA rated the CI at 30% and specified “when taken as a whole, the evidence (particularly the records in the service medical records which show frequent exacerbations of this condition) that this condition is best classified as moderately severe.” The VA combined the CI’s GI symptoms of Crohn’s disease with Crohn’s related fistula-in-ano, GERD, and corrected anemia IAW §4.114 Schedule of Ratings—Digestive System. The Board directs its attention to its rating recommendations based on the...