VA (3 Mo. After DOS) - Effective 20060501 | ||||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | |||
TDRL | Sep. | |||||||
Left (non-dominant) Fifth Finger Amputation | 7804 | 10% | 10% | Amputation, Fifth Finger, Left Hand | 5156 | 10% | 20060612 | |
Painful Scar, Left Hand | 7804 | 10% | 20060612 | |||||
Painful Scar, Fifth Finger, Left Hand Associated with Amputation, Fifth Finger, Left Hand | 7804 | 10% | 20060612 | |||||
Bilateral Thumb Pain due to Scaring | 5309 | 20% | Not Unfitting | Painful Scar, Right Thumb | 7804 | 10% | 20060612 | |
Other x 6 | 20060525 | |||||||
Combined: 50% |
VASRD CODE | RATING | |||
TDRL | PERMANENT | |||
Left Fifth Finger Amputation | 7804 | 10% | 10% | |
Bilateral Thumb Pain Due To Scarring | 5309 | 20% | Not Unfitting | |
30% | 10% | |||
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 02363
The PEB also adjudicated surgical scar of residual of amputation 5th ray, moderately disfiguring, persistent digital neuroma and loss of grip strength secondary to 5th ray resection as Category II (contributing to unfit) conditions. 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. In addition to rating the 5th digit...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02218
The upper extremity condition, characterized as “right shoulder stiffness, bilateral upper extremity pain and residual disability” was forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501.No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB adjudicated “left non-dominant forearm and hand injury, with reduced grip strength and chronic left upper extremity pain,”as unfitting rated 10% and 10%, with likely application of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD)and the...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 00921
The Board next considered the VA chosen musculoskeletal codes for both the wrist 5215 (limitation of motion of the wrist) rated 10% for painful limitation of motion and the elbow 5213 (impairment of supination and pronation) rated 30% for pain limited motion analogous to the 5010 code (arthritis due to trauma) which is consistent with the VA exam at that time. After due deliberation, considering all of the evidence and mindful of VASRD §4.3 (reasonable doubt), §4.45(f) (the joints) and...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00733
Pre‐Sep) – Dated 20010925 VA (1 Week Pre‐Separation) – All Effective Date 20011204 Condition Code Rating Condition Code Rating Exam 5154 10% Residuals, Traumatic Partial amputation, left middle finger Patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee 5299‐5226 10% 20011126 5024 10% 20011126 0% X 0 / Not Service‐Connected x 0* 20011126 ↓No Addi(cid:415)onal MEB/PEB Entries↓ Combined: 10% Combined: 20% *VARD 20030214 denied four additional conditions as “Not Service Connected, No Diagnosis.” ANALYSIS...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00677
The Board’s authority as defined in DoDI 6040.44, however, resides in evaluating the fairness of DES fitness determinations and rating decisions for disability at the time of separation and is limited to conditions adjudicated by the PEB as either unfitting or not unfitting. At the VA Compensation and Pension exam performed a month prior to separation, the CI reported decreased sensation, continued weakness, and poor range‐of‐motion of the left thumb and hand. The VA rated the left thumb...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00095
The tip of the left index finger was amputated and the little finger was shortened in comparison. ROM was decreased in the first three fingers; excluding the thumb and little finger. 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...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01922
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. The exam noted full flexion and abduction, with painful ROM and an MEB was recommended.At the MEB examination on 8 April 2004, 6 months prior to separation, the CI reported shoulder pain, specifically noting “cannot...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD 2013 00068
CI CONTENTION :“PTSD was diagnosed on the narrative summary and listed on the medical board, but I was never evaluated for this condition prior to being medically discharged. At no time was a profile other than S1 assigned and after separation, the CI worked 70 hours per week.After due deliberation, members agreed that the evidence does not support a conclusion that the functional impairment from the PTSD condition was integral to the CI’s inability to perform his AFS requirements and,...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02479
No other conditionwas submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB (IPEB)adjudicated “bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome”as unfitting, rated 10% and 10% for a combined 20% rating, citing application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). Bilateral CTS .The first note in the service treatment record was an electrodiagnostic study dated 29 August 2003, which was performed for the CI’s history of bilateral hand pain, tingling and numbness without neck pain. At an orthopedic...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02596
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. Right Thumb and Right Hand Condition . After due deliberation, considering all of the evidence and mindful of VASRD §4.3 (reasonable doubt), the Board recommends a TDRL placement disability rating of 30% and a TDRL...