VA - (At Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic Back Pain | 5237 | 10% | Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Lumbar Spine | 5237 | 10% | VARD* | |
Other x1 | |||||||
Combined: 10% |
MEB 5.5 Mo s . Pre-Sep | PT 5 Mo s . Pre-Sep | VA C&P 3 Mo s . Post-Sep | ||
No ROMs noted | 55 | “Full ROM without restriction” | ||
180 | ||||
Mild tenderness to palpation; No muscle spasm; Neg. straight leg raise (SLR); Pos. painful motion; Normal motor/reflexes/sensory | P os. painful motion | No muscle spasm; Normal curvature; No painful motion; No atrophy; Neg. SLR bilaterally | ||
10 % | 20 % | 10 % |
UNFITTING CONDITION |
VASRD CODE | RATING | |
Chronic Back Pain
|
5237 | 2 0% | |
COMBINED |
2 0% |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01419
Pre-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Pain (Right Shoulder) w/Posterior Instability 5099-500310%Right Shoulder Posterior Instability s/p Reconstructive Surgery 520220%20040217Chronic LBP5299-523710%LBP5237Not Service Connected (NSC)20040217Other x 0Other x0 Combined: 20%Rating: 20%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20040518 (most proximate to date of separation [DOS]) ANALYSIS SUMMARY :IAW DoDI 6040.44, the Board’s authority is limited to making...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00224
Separation Date: 20040223 The rating for the unfitting low back condition is addressed below; no additional conditions are within the DoDI 6040.44 defined purview of the Board. Physical Disability Board of Review
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00161
The ratings for the unfitting neck and back conditions are addressed below. The PT note on 16March 2007, 3 months prior to separation recorded bubble inclinometer ROM without specification of the method used, or normal values, at flexion 21 degrees, and extension 9 degrees with pain.The MEB NARSUM exam on 23 April 2007, approximately2 months prior to separation, documented that the CI’s LBP symptoms had slowly worsened and that he had undergone rest, activity modification, anti-inflammatory...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01693
invalid font number 31502 Service IPEB – Dated 20060316VA - (3 Mos. Chronic Upper Back Pain Condition . The CI was seen in pain managementprior to deploying for pain medications due to the chronic clavicle and shoulder pain.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01556
Prior to Adjudication Date*) - Effective 19991115On TDRL - 19990820 CodeRating Condition CodeRatingExam ConditionTDRL Sep.Chronic LBP5299-529510%Chronic LBP with Degenerative Disc Disease529220%19991217523710%Narcolepsy810820%0%Narcolepsy with Cataplexy810820%19991217Other x2 (Not in Scope)Other x8(Not in Scope) Combined: 30% → 10% Combined: 50% *Reflects VA rating exam proximate to TDRL placement (Final VA rating did not change at time of Separation) Chronic LBP Condition . The Board...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02524
The VA Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam approximately 6.5 months after separation documented that the CI had constant daily neck pain rated at 7/10, neck stiffness occurred with turning the neck to any side with radiation down both upper extremities with feelings of hand weakness during an acute exacerbation. invalid font number 31502 RECOMMENDATION : The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows; and, that the discharge with severance pay be...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01522
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. Sensorineural Hearing Loss Condition . 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...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01569
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. invalid font number 31502 invalid font number 31502 Service FPEB – Dated 20041103VA – 88 Months Post-SeparationConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Radiating LBP 52420%Chronic LBP5237NSC20120529Left Toe...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01380
Chronic LBP Condition . All exams proximate to separation documented chronic LBP with activity. Physical Disability Board of Review
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02308
He rated his pain at 4/10. Deluca criteria§4.71a Rating10%* (PEB 10%)10% (VA 10%) invalid font number 31502 *IAW VASRD §4.59, Painful motion invalid font number 31502 The Board directed attention to its rating recommendation based on the above evidence.The PEB coded the chronic LBP secondary to L5-S1 HNP without neurologic deficit condition 5243 (Intervertebral Disc Syndrome) and rated at 10%. RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no re-characterization of the...