VA - Based on Service Treatment Records (STR) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Bilateral Hearing Deficit | 6100 | 0% | Bilateral Hearing Loss | 6100 | NSC | No Show | |
Acute Stress Disorder | Not Unfitting | Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | 9411 | NSC | No Show | ||
Sleep Apnea | Not Unfitting | Sleep Apnea | 6354 | NSC | No Show | ||
Other x 0 | |||||||
Combined: 0% |
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00769
The PEB adjudicated the arthritis, degenerative, both knees condition as unfitting, rated 10% for each knee for a combined rating of 20%, with application of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). The Board does not have the authority under DoDI 6040.44 to render fitness or rating recommendations for any conditions not considered by the DES. The Board, therefore, has no reasonable basis for recommending any additional unfitting conditions for separation rating.
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 | CY2014 | PD-2014-01814
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. ROM was flexion to 90 degrees (normal 90)and extension 25 (normal 30)both ROMswith painful motion. BOARD FINDINGS : The Board did not surmise from the record or PEB ruling in this case that any prerogatives outside the VASRD were exercised.In the matter of the chronic LBP...
AF | PDBR | CY2009 | PD2009-00098
The Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) adjudicated the back condition (rated 10%) and OSA (rated 0%) as unfitting. The neurology addendum and the MEB physical, both within two months of the VA examination, documented a normal gait. Other Conditions .
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00867
A 24 January 2007 clinic record entry reflected the CI reported medication was working well for his headaches but had recurred when he ran out of medication.At a VA C&P examination, dated 23 July 2007, 5 months after separation, the CI reported two headaches per week, but added that he was not incapacitated by headaches, and had lost “no time from work due to headache.”The Board directs attention to its rating recommendation based on the above evidence. The PEB found the headaches unfitting...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD 2013 00582
A new MEB was done and identified and forwarded generalized anxiety disorder and alcoholdependence as medically acceptable.The Informal PEBadjudicated chronic bilateral knee pain, chronic back pain, due to DDD, without neurologic abnormality and sensorineural hearing loss as unfitting, rated 10%, 10%, and 0%respectively, citing the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policyand the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The remaining conditions were determined to be not...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-03859
Accordingly, the case file was reviewed regarding unfavorable diagnosis change, fitness determination, applicability of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) §4.129, and rating of the MH condition adjudicated as not unfitting. Should the Board judge that any contested condition was most likely incompatible with the specific duty requirements; a disability rating IAW the VASRD and based on the degree of disability evidenced at separation, will be recommended.The...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02228
It is limited to those conditions determined by the PEB to be unfitting for continued military service and when specifically requested by the CI, those conditions identified by the PEB, but determined to be not unfitting. 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. The CI had reported left knee gives way and pain.
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00569
The PEB adjudicated the bilateral exophthalmos condition as unfitting, rated 20% with application of the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). The Board evaluates DVA 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. Bilateral Eye Condition .
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02055
At an Orthopedic follow-up visit 7 March 2007 the CI reported bilateral anterior knee pain and the exam noted patellofemoral tenderness with full motion of both knees, without effusion or instability. In the matter of the bilateral knee condition the Board recommends disability rating as follows: an unfitting right knee condition, rated 10% and an unfitting left knee condition rated 0% both coded 5299-5260 IAW VASRD §4.71a.In the matter of the contended anxiety disorder condition, the Board...