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Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Lumbosacral Strain | 5237 | 20% | DDD, Thoracolumbar Spine | 5242 | 10% | 20080314 | |
Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity, due to Intervertebral Disease | 8799-8720 | 10% | 20080314 | ||||
Other x 6 | |||||||
Combined: 80% |
Thoracolumbar ROM (Degrees) |
PT ~13 Mo. Pre-Sep (20070205) |
MEB ~10 Mo. Pre-Sep |
PT.~7 Mo Pre-Sep |
VA C&P ~1 Mo. Post-Sep |
Flexion (90 Normal) | 20 | 40 | 75 with pain | 90 with pain |
Extension (30) | 20 | 30 | 10 | 10 |
Comment | No spasm; gait/contour normal | Motor/reflexes normal | Motor in legs equal | Motor,sensory, reflexes normal |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02554
CI CONTENTION : “The PEB rated me 20% disabled while the VA rated 30%. RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no re-characterization of the CI’s disability and separation determination. I have carefully reviewed the evidence of record and the recommendation of the Board.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00793
I request the review board consider: 1) the appropriate application of the VASRD rating for VA code 5237 based on the forward flexion of thoracolumbar spine documented in the NARSUM, 2) the rating of radicular pain as contributing to the unfitting condition in accordance with AR 635-40, Section 4-19f (6) (b), and 3) review all conditions identified but determined not to be unfitting by the PEB (see page 7 of NARSUM).” There is no evidence of a separately ratable functional impairment (with...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01515
The following day the CI presented to clinic with report of burning/sharp pain in right hip/buttocks. Treatment records recorded three entries documenting full range-of-motion (ROM), three entries recorded decreases in ROM: two of them indeterminate, the other recorded flexion of 60 degrees, both recorded 2 months prior to separation. 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...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00558
No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB adjudicated “chronic non-radiating low back pain with insidious onset”as unfitting, rated at 10% with application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The CI made no appeals and was medically separated. The Board then considered other avenues for appropriate rating.The Board noted the occasional reports ofbowel, bladder incontinence, sexual dysfunction and considered a rating for spinal cord injury...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02503
Any conditions outside the Board’s defined scope of review and any contention not requested in this application may remain eligible for future consideration by the Board for Correction of Military/Naval Records. Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Lumbago5299-52370%Lumbago523710%20070130Other x 0 (Not In Scope)Other x 2 RATING: 0%RATING: 30% *Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20070319(most proximate to date of separation (DOS)). Motor, sensory and reflexes...
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...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00213
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. Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic LBP523710%Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc Syndrome524310%20070227S1 Radiculopathy Left Lower Extremity5243-852010%20070227Other x 0 (Not In Scope)Other x 0 RATING: 10%RATING: 20% *Derived from VA Rating...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00202
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. The Board therefore has no reasonable basis for recommending any additional unfitting conditions for separation rating. I direct that all the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected accordingly no later than 120 days from...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00130
The CI contention for radiculopathy with L4-L5 will be addressed in the review of the rating of the unfitting low back pain condition (as referenced on PEB proceedings document). At the MEB exam 4 months prior to separation, the CI reported, “back pain from C 130 hard landing.” The MEB physical exam noted mild tenderness at LS junction to moderate pressure and no overt spasm. The values reported were derived from the subjective pain threshold with motion and the rating decision stated, “an...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02240
Low Back and Left Leg Pain Condition. Despite additional treatment the CI continued to report primarily back pain with some numbness/tingling to the left thigh area, but was noted to have good strength, sensation and reflexes.A repeat myelogram did not indicate any further nerve compression and no further surgical intervention was recommended.At the MEB examination performed on 9 March 2005, approximately 4 months prior to separation, the CI reported chronic pain increased by activity and...