VA - (8 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Right Shoulder Pain | 5399-5304 | 10% | Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Shoulder | 5304-5203 | 10% | 20070205 | |
Right Musculocutaneous Nerve Injury | 8722 | 10% | Right Musculocutaneous Neuropathy | 8722 | 10% | 20070205 | |
No Other VA Conditions in Scope | |||||||
Combined: 20% |
UNFITTING CONDITION | VASRD CODE | RATING |
Right Shoulder Pain | 5203-5201 | 20% |
Right Musculocutaneous Nerve Injury | 8717 | 10% |
COMBINED | 30% |
AF | PDBR | CY2010 | PD2010-00719
His treatment included medications, physical therapy, subacromial and nerve root injections, and three arthroscopic surgeries, without significant improvement. The PEB rated the shoulder condition as a muscle injury IAW §4.73, while the VA used §4.71a to rate the condition for impairment of the clavicle or scapula. These conditions likely contributed to the CI’s overall shoulder impairment, however, and are considered in the Board’s recommendations.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01319
Chronic neck pain continued and she was referred for a MEB.At the MEB examination (3 months prior to separation), the CI reported“spasms in her neck and flares in her neck pain,” with “herniated discs in my neck which are irreparable.”She reported that “load bearing equipment and Kevlar headgear worsen her neck pain.”The Report of Medical History (DD Form 2807) for the MEB reported the presence of herniated discs with “no surgery.”The MEB physical exam noted surgical scars on the right palm...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00079
Approximately a year prior to separation, 23 March 2001,orthopedic consult recorded a normal gait, normal reflexes, and normal motor exam; the CI indicated his pain and sensory symptoms had not significantly improved with treatment and requested surgery. The MEB narrative summary (NARSUM) evaluation, 20 June 2001, approximately 8 months prior to separationand 2 months status post (s/p) back surgery, indicated the CI was attending physical therapy and continued to report back pain. ...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01327
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. The examiner also noted the CI had 2 year history of neck and shoulder pain with decreased RUE strength and sensation, and decreased shoulder ROM.On the DD Form 2807,the CI reported neck pain since his fall in December...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00574
A left upper extremity radial nerve palsy (resolving) condition was identified by the MEB and also forwarded for consideration by the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). The Board noted the more proximate timing of the VA C&P exam and the disability rating importance of the examiner’s finding of “Range of motion of the left shoulder is limited by pain, fatigue and weakness.” However, the exam did not specify that arm motion was limited by any specific value, or functionally limited to the “at...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00262
At the time of the MEB exam, range-of-motion (ROM) was limited and painful. 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. I have carefully reviewed the evidence of record and the recommendation of the Board.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02096
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. Left shoulder arthrography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the left shoulderwere normal.A neurologic physical examination in January 2006 reported findings suggestive of thoracic outlet syndrome (upper...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02313
The CI was started on hydroxychloroquine (specific drug therapy for Sjogren’s syndrome) with some improvement in her symptoms.Notes in the STRproximate to separation indicated the CI’s condition was stable,with no evidence of incapacitating episodes in the previous 12 months.At the MEB examination dated 31 October 2002, 6 months before separation, the CI reported pain in her shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, and knees.The MEB NARSUM cited the DD Form 2808, Report of Medical Examination for...
AF | PDBR | CY2009 | PD2009-00193
Condition 2: Left Shoulder Using an evaluation completed four months after the time of separation from Service, the Veterans Administration (VA) rated this disability as 5201-5019 Left Shoulder Partial Rotator Cuff Tear and Impingement Syndrome at 10%. The CI received the same rating percentages from the Air Force PEB and the VA for her back and left shoulder conditions.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00630
Left Shoulder Condition . At the VA C&P examination, performed 16 months prior to separation, the CI reported a cervical spine injury in 1998 with continual pain accompanied by a left upper extremity radiculopathy. Based on the ROMs in the record the Board was unable to find a route to a higher rating.The MEB referred cervical spondylosis with C7-8 radiculopathy; however, the PEB noted cervical spondylosis “without significant neurologic abnormality.” The Board considered whether an...