VA* - (~1 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic…Low Back Pain… | 5299-5237 | 10% | DDD at L4-S1 | 5242 | 10% | 20050225 | |
Other x 7 | |||||||
RATING: 40% |
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 00998
SEPARATION DATE: 20090626 The back condition, characterized as “low back pain for greater than a year” by the Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) was forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AFI 48-123.No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB adjudicated “intervertebral disc syndrome”as unfitting and rated it at 10% citing criteria of Department of Defense Instructions and the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The CI made no appeals and...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01040
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 PT performed ROMs for the MEB exam and noted an abnormal spine motion. I direct that all the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected accordingly no later than 120 days from the date of this memorandum.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00732
Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Back Pain5299-523710%Lumbar Strain 523740%20080428Other x 0 (Not in Scope)Other x 2 Rating: 10%Combined: 80%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20080522. In assigning probative value to these somewhat conflicting examinations, the Board noted that: (1) the MEB measurements were consistent with other proximate (prior to separation) exams by primary care, PT, physical medicine, chiropractic, and orthopedic clinics; as...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02636
Pre-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Low Back Pain5299-523710%Degenerative Disc Disease, Moderate in Nature, L5-S-1 and Mild at L4-5 with Facet Spondylosis Lumbar Spine5242-501010%20080502Obstructive Sleep ApneaNot UnfittingSleep Apnea6847NSCSTRTinnitusNot UnfittingTinnitus Right Ear626010%STROther x 3 (Not In Scope)Other x 5 RATING: 10%RATING: 20% *Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20080613(most proximate to date of separation [DOS]). An MRI of the...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01101
The Informal PEB adjudicated “chronic low back pain”as unfitting, rated 10%,with likely application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The remaining conditions were determined to be not unfitting.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 Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) standards to...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01143
SEPARATION DATE: 20070121 Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Low Back Pain, Secondary to Degenerative Disc Disease5299-523710%Intervertebral Disc Syndrome with Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine (Mechanical Back Strain-5237)524340%20090910Nerve Root Irritation, Right Lower Extremity8520Deferred**20090910Nerve Root Irritation, Left Lower Extremity8520Deferred**20090910Other x 0 (Not In Scope)Other x 15 RATING: 10%RATING: 70% *Derived from VA...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01028
Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Low Back Pain Secondary To Idiopathic Scoliosis (EPTS), Permanently Service Aggravated529510%Idiopathic Scoliosis With Upper And Lower Back Strain NSC20030204Bilateral Knee Pain Due To PatelloFemoral Pain Syndrome5099-50030%Right Knee Patellofemoral Pain SyndromeNSC20030204Left Knee Patellofemoral Pain SyndromeNSC20030204No Additional Unfitting conditionsOther x 120030204 Combined: 10% Combined: 0% Derived from VA Rating Decision...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00570
Three months prior to separation, the PEB adjudicated the mechanical LBP post MVA condition as unfitting, rated 10%, with application of the DoD Instruction 1332.39 and Application of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) under spine rules applicable on or before 23 September 2002. At the MEB exam, 5 months before separation, the CI reported pain‐“pains that radiate down the leg from back pains” on the DD 2807 without elaboration in the NARSUM. Service...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD2014 00906
The VARD also noted the absence of radicular findings and no recording of ROM (the CI refused testing).The Board directs attention to its rating recommendation based on the above evidence.The PEB rated the condition for ROM limited by pain, coded 5237, and assigned a rating of 0%.The VA rated the condition under code 5242, 10% for muscle spasm.Under the applicable spine rules, a rating of 10% requires cervical spine flexion of greater than 30 degrees but less than 40 degrees or a combined...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02204
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. At the MEB physical examination dated 8 May 2006, the examiner recorded the CI’s history of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar pain since 2002with tingling and numbness of both legs and feet intermittently and noted no...