| VA - (3 1/2 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
| Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
| Interstitial Nephritis Requiring Chronic Steroid Treatment | 7502 | 0% | Chronic Tubulointerstitial Nephritis as well as Lt Kidney Stone | 7508-7537 | 0% | 20081201 | |
| Other x 3 | 20081201 | ||||||
| Combined: 30% |
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00186
DATE OF PLACEMENT ONTO TDRL: 20040820 DATE OF REMOVAL FROM TDRL: 20060525 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. At a nephrology evaluation dated 10 August 1998 the examinernoted that the CI was being followed for nephrotic syndrome, hypertension, and immunosuppression as a result of FSGS.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00159
No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The PEBadjudicated “Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Class II Nephritis and Stage I Chronic Kidney Disease, asymptomatic with normal renal function studies”as unfitting, rated 10%,referencing the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1332.39and Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The remaining conditions (post-partum cardiomyopathy and hypertension) were determined to be Category II, which can be unfitting, but are...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 00007
Using the criteria in code 7101 yields a 30% rating under code 7533 that states, “…or hypertension at least 10 percent disabling under diagnostic code 7101.”After due deliberation, considering all of the evidence and mindful of VASRD §4.3 (reasonable doubt), the Board recommends a disability rating of 30% for the nephralgia back pain attributed to polycystic kidney disease condition. RECOMMENDATION : The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows; and, that...
AF | PDBR | CY2009 | PD2009-00630
Although no treatment record diagnosis of hypertension (HTN) was found in the records available to the Board, the MEB physical note indicated medication for blood pressure and the VA records indicated a diagnosis of HTN while in service in 2006 while on active duty. The Board deliberated what the CI’s HTN would rate under code 7101 (required for consideration in rating renal disease) and considered the evidence of likely in-service labile HTN, and that the VA HTN exam three months post...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02594
The narrative summarydated 12 December 2007, 7 months prior to separation and dictated by the attending physician, noted the heat stroke to be medically unacceptable, but anemia, high blood pressure (hypertension), protein in the urine (after the acute renal failure), and liver injury (hepatotoxicity) were all determined to be medically acceptable for retention. BOARD FINDINGS : IAW DoDI 6040.44, provisions of DoD or Military Department regulations or guidelines relied upon by the PEB will...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 00799
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEW NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BRANCH OF SERVICE: ARMY CASE NUMBER: PD1200799 SEPARATION DATE: 20011114 BOARD DATE: 20130305 SUMMARY OF CASE: Data extracted from the available evidence of record reflects that this covered individual (CI) was an active duty, E1/PVT, Initial Entry Trainee, medically separated for exertional rhabdomyolysis with myoglobinuria with renal failure and coagulopathy. The MEB forwarded no other conditions for Physical...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00222
The Board could not consider the DM renal insufficiency separately as it was not in the PEBs final rating recommendation. The medical evidence of the anemia condition was discussed under the DM condition for possible consideration with a higher rating under the 7913 DM code. After due deliberation in consideration of the preponderance of the evidence, the Board concluded that there was insufficient cause to recommend a change in the PEB fitness determination for the anemia condition and,...
AF | PDBR | CY2009 | PD2009-00261
The CI was referred to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB), determined unfit for continued military service and separated at 10% disability using the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Ratings Disabilities (VASRD) and applicable Navy and Department of Defense regulations. Therefore, neither condition appears to have been unfitting at the time of separation from service. The Board also considered the condition of Renal Parenchymal Disease with Hypertension and unanimously determined that this...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-01099
The Board majority therefore recommends a disability rating of 10% for the headache condition coded 8199-8100 IAW VASRD §4.124a. RECOMMENDATION: The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows; and, that the discharge with severance pay be recharacterized to reflect permanent disability retirement, effective as of the date of her prior medical separation: 8199-8100 COMBINED 20% 10% 30% UNFITTING CONDITION Hypertension, with Diastolic Pressure Predominantly 110...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 00919
At the MEB examination on 14 January 2002, 4 months prior to separation, the CI reported that he had a history of a lacerated kidney and crushed lung. The Board noted that the CI described he gets flank pain only with exertion and the MEB and C&P examinations showed only mild flank pain on the latter examination. Service Treatment Record Exhibit C. Department of Veterans Affairs Treatment Record XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, DAF Acting Director Physical Disability Board of...