VA* - (8 Mo. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Angioedema w/Dyspnea... | 7118 | 0% | Angioedema Anaphylaxis | 7118 | 20% | 20070723 | |
Migraine Headaches | 8100 | 0% | Migraine Headaches | 8100 | 10% | 20070723 | |
Psychological Factors... | Not Unfitting | No VA Entry4 | 20070723 | ||||
Sleep Apnea | Not Unfitting | Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 6847 | 50% | 20070723 | ||
Other x 5 | 20070723 | ||||||
Combined: 80% |
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00359
(2) is limited to those conditions which were determined by the PEB to be specifically unfitting for continued military service; or, when requested by the CI, those condition(s) “identified but not determined to be unfitting by the PEB.” The ratings for unfitting conditions will be reviewed in all cases. Pre-Separation) – All Effective Date 20070802 Idiopathic Angioneurotic Edema w/ Laryngeal Involvement Service FPEB – Dated...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00282
She was then medically separated with a 20% disability rating. The Board evaluates VA evidence proximal to separation in arriving at its recommendations, but its authority resides in evaluating the fairness of DES fitness decisions and rating determinations for disability at the time of separation. The FPEB, as upheld by the USAF Personnel Council, and the VA both adjudicated a 20% disability rating for chronic angioedema with urticaria, coded 7118 based on attacks with laryngeal...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD 2013 00419
The Board carefully considered the frequency and nature of the CI’s headaches including objective evidence and corroborating subjective evidence.For TDRL entry rating, both the Service and VA ratings were 30% using the criteria from disability code 8100. The CI was using a Proventil inhaler and had normal lung radiographs.At the VA C&P exam, approximately 3 months after TDRL entry, the CI claimed heart murmur, dyspnea, pulmonary edema and bronchitis was not comprehensively evaluated as the...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00122
CI CONTENTION : “VA rated my case as followed: Sleep Apnea 50%; Right knee patellofemoral syndrome 10%.” He additionally lists all of his VA conditions and ratings as per the rating chart below. Physical examination findings were also normal. I have carefully reviewed the evidence of record and the recommendation of the Board.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 01501
The MH examination was normal. The Board noted that chronic pain is a symptom rather than a diagnosis. The PEB adjudicated the CI for the diagnosis of undifferentiated somatoform disorder at TDRL entry and undifferentiated somatoform disorder at TDRL removal.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01467
The CI had also reported migraine headaches since he was 5-years-old, but medication reportedly worked well for that condition. The Board considered that there were “one or two occasions over the past seven months” where symptoms (that weren’t necessarily only related to MH) created some occupational difficulty, that he could work up to a 12-hour duty day and that the commander considered the CI fit for service in a non-combat capacity.While one or two 30% threshold symptoms were reported...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00647
At times that her headache severity was reported to be 9 out of 10 (on a 0-10 scale), she appeared to be in “no apparent distress, watching TV, and conversing normally.”The neurologist stated: “I strongly suspect her headaches are not as severe as she reports...” and “I doubt I will be able to provide any treatment that she states will be useful for headache control.”The commander’s statement on 16 June 2006 (4 months prior to separation) noted that the migraine headaches severely limited...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00941
(2) is limited to those conditions which were determined by the PEB to be specifically unfitting for continued military service; or, when requested by the CI, those condition(s) “identified but not determined to be unfitting by the PEB.” The ratings for unfitting conditions will be reviewed in all cases. The initial narrative summary (NARSUM) and PEB considered the CI unfitting for asthma compounded by vocal cord dysfunction and rated the CI under (analogously to) the asthma coding criteria...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 02110
His also complained of sleep issues,which were considered to meet retention standards. Surgery was not indicated.The MEB separation examination on 5 May 2009 (6 months prior to separation) noted no back tenderness or muscle spasm. The VA examination meanwhile showed completely normal ROM and no additional limitation after repetition.
AF | PDBR | CY2010 | PD2010-01089
Additionally, speech pathology commented that “stress related to adjustment to military life and depression related to being away from his family…appear to be significant contributing factors.” Psychiatry recommended concomitant treatment with SSRIs for management of the related depression and anxiety symptoms, with occasional short term use of benzodiazepines for acute exacerbations of his vocal cord dysfunction. The Board considered all of the evidence, and concluded that the...