| Service IPEB – Dated 20040324 | VA ‐ (7 Mos. Pre‐Separation) | ||||||
| Condition | Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | |
| Variable AV Block S/P Dual‐Chamber Pacemaker Placement | 7018‐7015 |
10% |
Variable Degrees of a AV Block (Symptomatic) s/p Insertion of a Permanent Dual‐Chamber Pacemaker Placement | 7018‐7015 |
10% |
20041006 |
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| Other X 0 (Note in Scope) | Other x 4 | 20041006 | |||||
| Combined: 10% | Combined: 20% |
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01395
The MVP with the three regurgitations and the neurocardiogenic syncope are two separate diagnoses.The neurocardiogenic syncope is treated with the pacemaker, not the MVP.” The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of theVASRD standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. The CI had an exercise stress test 14 months prior to separation that documented a workload of...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 00427
Pre -Separation) Condition Code Rating Condition Code Rating Exam AV Block, 2nd Degree Pacemaker 7015 10% Mobits Type II Heart Block S/P Pacemaker Placement 7015 60% 20050727 No Additional MEB/PEB Entries Other x 4 20050727 Combined: 10% Combined: 70% Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20061222 (most proximate to date of separation [DOS]). The Board concluded that the evaluation done by the cardiologist as part of the MEB exam, a month prior to separation, was the most probative...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 00038
The Informal PEB adjudicated bradycardia and sick sinus syndrome, transient light headedness, chest pain, mild distal esophageal stricture currently asymptomatic, dyspnea on exertion, and gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) currently controlledas unfitting, rated at 0%.The remaining conditions, migraines, chronic lower back pain and obesity conditions were determined to be Category III and not unfitting.The CI made no appeals and was medically separated. The NARSUM examiner noted that the CI was...
AF | PDBR | CY2009 | PD2009-00243
The PEB found him unfit only for the cardiac condition and he was separated at 10% disability. The 15 MET stress test result obtained by the Army was not compensable under the referred codes, and the minimum rating under 7018 was justified. In the matter of the cardiac condition, chronotropic incompetence, the Board unanimously concurs with the PEB coding and rating, IAW VASRD §4.104.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00022
Anxiety regarding the pacemaker is still continuous to this day, although noted that it resolved with implantation of pacemaker. Anxiety Disorder due to a General Medical Condition Condition. Despite the lack of any permanent profile or current occupational impairment due to mental illness, the PEB determined the anxiety disorder due to a general medical condition rendered the CI unfit for continued military service.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01149
The Informal PEB adjudicated “exertional chest pain” as unfitting, rated 10% with likely 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 VASRD standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. The Board gives consideration to VA evidence, particularly within 12 months of separation, but only to...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00637
The Formal PEB (FPEB) adjudicated the non-cardiac chest pain condition as unfitting, rated 10%; additionally, history of trauma to sternum with arthritic changes condition was considered category II, related but not separately unfitting. Cardiac causes for the chest pain were ruled out and although some significant gastroenterological conditions were noted, none contributed to the CI’s chest pain. While the initial and reconsideration PEBs determined the CI was fit for duty, an FPEB...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00191
It, and any other conditions or contention not requested in this application, or otherwise outside the Board’s defined scope of review, remain eligible for future consideration by the Board for Correction of Military Records.In accordance with DoDI 6040.44, the Board’s authority is limited to making recommendations on correcting disability determinations. Under the authority of Title 10, United States Code, section 1554(a), I approve the enclosed recommendation of the Department of Defense...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 02900
It is limited to those conditions determined by the PEB to be unfitting for continued military service and those conditions identified but not determined to be unfitting by the PEB when specifically requested by the CI. 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 inconsistent with the VASRD in effect at the time of the adjudication.The Board did not...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00861
RATING COMPARISON : Army PEB – dated 20020123VA* – (4 yearsPost-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Symptomatic Palpitations7099-70100%W-P-W Syndrome70100%20060915HypertensionNot UnfittingHypertension710110%20060915DeconditioningNot UnfittingNo VA Entry20060915No Additional MEB/PEB EntriesOther x 620060915 Combined: 0%Combined: 10% * Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20060929(the original VARD was not in evidence) ANALYSIS SUMMARY :IAW DoDI 6040.44, the Board’s...