VA - (9 Mos. Pre-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic LBP | 5242 | 10% | Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Lumbar Spine | 5242 | 40% | 20051107 | |
Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity Associated…Lumbar Spine | 8520-5252 | 10% | 20051107 | ||||
Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity Associated… Lumbar Spine | 8520 | 10% | 20051107 | ||||
Chronic Pain Left Knee | 5003 | 10% | Status Post (s/p) Left Knee Injury… | 5261 | 10% | 20051107 | |
Other x 5 | |||||||
Combined: 70% |
Thoracolumbar ROM (Degrees) | VA C&P 9.5 Mos. Pre-Sep | NARSUM 6 Mos. Pre-Sep |
Flexion (90 Normal) | 30 | 45 |
Combined (240) | 160 | 125 |
Comment | Pos. painful motion; Decreased sensation & strength; Pos. SLR bilaterally | Pos. tenderness to palpation & spasm; Pos. painful motion; Decreased sensation in feet; No weakness or atrophy |
§4.71a Rating | 40% | 20% |
Left Knee ROM (Degrees) | VA C&P ~9.5 Mos. Pre-Sep | NARSUM ~6 Mos. Pre-Sep |
Flexion (140 Normal) | 110 | 130 |
Extension (0 Normal) | 0 | 0 |
Comment | Pos. painful motion; No effusion or instability; No Deluca criteria; 4/5 strength | Antalgic gait (due to back pain) ; No painful motion; No instability |
§4.71a Rating | 10%* | 0% (PEB 10%) |
UNFITTING CONDITION | VASRD CODE | RATING |
Chronic L ow B ack P ain | 5242 | 2 0% |
Chronic Pain Left Knee | 5261 | 10% |
COMBINED | 3 0% |
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01647
invalid font number 31502 Service FPEB – Dated 20030917VA (# Mo. The PEB used these rules to rate the chronic LBP condition, coded 5295 lumbosacral strain, and initially rated at 10% (with characteristic pain on motion). The Board notes that although they did not change the VASRD code, verbiage contained on the FPEB’s findings and recommendations document suggeststhe FPEB may have utilized VASRD code 5293, intervertebral disc syndrome (also in effect at the time of separation) to arrive at...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02384
Chronic Back Pain Due To Lumbar DDD/Extruded Discs Condition . Pre-SepVA C&P 16 Days Pre-SepFlexion (90 Normal)65Used ROM’s from PT exam60Combined (240)210210CommentPos. invalid font number 31502 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...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 00715
Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Low Back Pain with Radiculopathy523710%Mild Central Bulge L3-4524310%20040315Other x6 (Not in Scope)Other x7 (Not in Scope)20040315 Combined: 10%Combined: 40%*Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20040518 (most proximate to date of separation) invalid font number 31502 ANALYSIS SUMMARY : LBP with Radiculopathy Condition . RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no re-characterization of the CI's...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01569
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. invalid font number 31502 invalid font number 31502 Service FPEB – Dated 20041103VA – 88 Months Post-SeparationConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Radiating LBP 52420%Chronic LBP5237NSC20120529Left Toe...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02524
The VA Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam approximately 6.5 months after separation documented that the CI had constant daily neck pain rated at 7/10, neck stiffness occurred with turning the neck to any side with radiation down both upper extremities with feelings of hand weakness during an acute exacerbation. invalid font number 31502 RECOMMENDATION : The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows; and, that the discharge with severance pay be...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00452
A review of my medical records will show this. 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. I direct that all the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected accordingly no later than 120 days from the date of this memorandum.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 01210
invalid font number 31502 Service FPEB – Dated 20050119VA - (1Mo. Physical Disability Board of Review Providing a correction to the individual’s separation document showing that the individual was separated by reason of permanent disability retirement effective the date of the original medical separation for disability with severance pay.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD 2013 00218
The CI was referred to physical therapy (PT) for S1 radiculopathy with physical exam findings of antalgic gait, L5-S1 pain, and positive straight leg raise on the right. By precedent, the Board threshold for a “moderate” peripheral nerve rating requires some functionally significant motor and/or sensory impairment.After due deliberation, considering all of the evidence and mindful of VASRD §4.3 (reasonable doubt), the Board concluded that there was insufficient cause to recommend a change...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01741
The Informal PEB adjudicated “lumbar degenerative disc disease without neurologic abnormality” as unfitting, rated 10%, with likely application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of the VASRD standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. The VA coded the lumbar spine DDD condition as 5242 and...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 01924
invalid font number 31502 Service IPEB – Dated 20080711VA - based on Service Treatment Records (STR)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Lumbar DDD523710%Lumbar DDD with Radiculopathy524220%STROther X 0 (Not in Scope)Other x1 Combined: 10%Combined: 30%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20090124 (most proximate to date of separation [DOS]) ANALYSIS SUMMARY :IAW DoDI 6040.44, the Board’s authority is limited to making recommendations on correcting disability determinations. A...