VA - (4 Mos. Post-Separation | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic LBP | 5237 | 10% | Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Syndrome | 5243 | 10% | 20050926 | |
Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity | 8520 | 10% | 20050926 | ||||
Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity | 8520 | 10% | 20050926 | ||||
Other x1 (Not in Scope) | |||||||
Combined: 40% |
Thoracolumbar ROM (Degrees) | NARSUM ~ 4 Mo. Pre-Sep | PT ROMS 3 Mos. Pre-Sep | VA C&P ~ 4. 5 Mo. Post-Sep |
Flexion (90 Normal) | - | 35 | 90 |
Combined (240) | - | 100 | 240 |
Comment | Pos. painful motion; Normal gait; No tenderness to palpation; Normal strength , reflexes &b sensation ; Neg. straight leg raise | Pos. painful motion | Pos. painful motion; Normal gait; No tenderness or spasm; Neg. straight leg raise; Normal strength; No Deluca criteria |
§4.71a Rating | - | 2 0% | 10% |
UNFITTING CONDITION | VASRD CODE | RATING |
Chronic L ow B ack P ain | 5237 | 2 0% |
COMBINED | 2 0% |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01739
The Board considered the CI’s history of significant back pain with muscle spasm and radiation of pain with mild weakness and decreased sensation of the right lower leg. However, notes in the STRs proximate to separation indicated daily use of a muscle relaxant medication and later evidence in record suggests episodes of muscle spasm continued, consistent with the lumbar spine abnormalities noted on MRI.Board members consensus was that the totality of evidence in record supports the 20%...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 00814
Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Anterior Lumbar Fusion524120%Low Back Strain with Sciatica5243-523720%20100128Left Leg Numbness Associated with Low Back Strain with Sciatica852010%20100128L5-S1 Herniated DiskCategory IISee Above20100128MicrodiskectomyCategory IISee Above20100128Other x1 (Not in Scope)Other x520100111 Combined: 20%Combined: 70%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20100420 (most proximate to date of separation) ANALYSIS SUMMARY :The PEB...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-01020
Post-Separation) All Effective Date 20020906 Condition Code Rating Condition Code Rating Exam Chronic Low Back Pain w/out Neurologic Abnormality 5299-5295 10% Lower Back Condition with Bulging Disc at L4/L5 and Radiculopathy 5293 20% 20021010 .No Additional MEB/PEB Entries. The 2002 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 in late September 2002 regarding...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01154
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. Examination noted normal lumbar spine ROM with pain and normal bilateral hip ROM.An orthopedic evaluation on 27 March 2009, 5 months prior to separation, noted a 16-month history of pelvic pain following pregnancy. At...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02299
Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Neck Pain…524310%Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Spine5299-524210%20060731Chronic Low Back Pain…524310%Degenerative Disc Disease, Lumbar Spine524210%20060731Other x 0 (Not In Scope)Other x 7 RATING: 20%RATING: 20% *Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20070215(most proximate to date of separation [DOS]). At pain management visit dated 10 May 2004 the CI reported increased neck and right upper back pain with...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 01082
The Board’s role is confined to the review of medical records and all evidence at hand to assess the fairness of PEB rating determinations, based on severity at the time of separation. In the matter of the chronic LBP condition, the Board unanimously recommends a disability rating of 20%, coded 5243, IAW VASRD §4.71a that was in effect at the time of separation. Physical Disability Board of Review
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00793
I request the review board consider: 1) the appropriate application of the VASRD rating for VA code 5237 based on the forward flexion of thoracolumbar spine documented in the NARSUM, 2) the rating of radicular pain as contributing to the unfitting condition in accordance with AR 635-40, Section 4-19f (6) (b), and 3) review all conditions identified but determined not to be unfitting by the PEB (see page 7 of NARSUM).” There is no evidence of a separately ratable functional impairment (with...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 00463
The left knee condition was not considered by the PEB. The pain was rated at 9 out of 10. The MEB NARSUM examiner documented chronic left knee pain that was medically managed.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 00808
The MEB forwarded chronic back pain and chronic neck pain as medically unacceptablefor Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) adjudication IAW AR 40-501.The PEB adjudicated the “chronic pain, neck and LBP, without neurologic abnormality” as unfitting, rated together as 10% with application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy. In the matter of the “unbundled” chronic neck pain condition, the Board unanimously agrees it was not separately unfitting and that it cannot...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01840
invalid font number 31502 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 surmise from the record or PEB ruling in this case that any prerogatives outside the VASRD were exercised.In the matter of the low back pain condition, the Board unanimously recommends a disability...