VA* - (2 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic Right Wrist Pain | 8715 | 0% | Right Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | 8515 | 10% | 20060707 | |
S/P Surgery Scar, Right Wrist | 7805 | 0% | 20060707 | ||||
Other x 10 | |||||||
Combined: 60% |
(Degrees) |
PT |
Ortho |
NARSUM |
VA
C&P |
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40 | 60 | FROM | FROM | ||
30 | 80 | “ | “|||
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Grip strength 3/5; wrist strength 3/5 ; moderate swelling | Right grip test 0 and 1 kg; left grip test 20-30 kg | Positive Phalen’s and Tinel’s tests; minimal decreased sensation right middle and ring finger | DeLuca negative | ||
0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 10 % |
VASRD CODE | RATING | ||
Chronic Right Wrist Pain | 8715 | 10% | |
10% |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02479
No other conditionwas submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB (IPEB)adjudicated “bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome”as unfitting, rated 10% and 10% for a combined 20% rating, citing application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). Bilateral CTS .The first note in the service treatment record was an electrodiagnostic study dated 29 August 2003, which was performed for the CI’s history of bilateral hand pain, tingling and numbness without neck pain. At an orthopedic...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01747
Wrist ROM In degrees (Normal)MEB/Occ Therapy ~7 Mo. 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 or PEB ruling in this case that any prerogatives outside the VASRD were exercised.In the matter of the left CTS condition, the Board recommends a...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01377
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. Knee501010%20041102Other x2 (Not In Scope)Other x10 RATING: 20%RATING: 30% *Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20060106 (most proximate to date of separation (DOS)) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Condition . RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01362
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. RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no re-characterization of the CI’s disability and separation determination. Accordingly, the Board recommended no re-characterization or modification of your separation.I have carefully reviewed the...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02334
SEPARATION DATE: 20050515 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. 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...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00005
After two periods of limited duty(LIMDU) the case sent to a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) that found the bilateral CTS to be medically unacceptable and as forwarded it to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW SECNAVINST 1850.4E.The MEB also forwarded a right shoulder condition for PEB adjudication. Neurological exam was normal. After a thorough review of the treatment record, the Board determined that the CI’s left and right wrist conditionswere essentially non-compensable based solely...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00178
He was diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and was noted to have normal X-rays. 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 or PEB ruling in this case that any prerogatives outside the VASRD were exercised.In the matter of...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01972
The Informal PEB adjudicated “median nerve injury, left (dominant) upper extremity consisting primarily of sensory deficit,” and “chronic pain, left arm, s/p humerus fracture”as unfitting, rated 10% and 10% respectively,citing the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain for the arm, and the VA Schedule of Rating Disabilities (VASRD) for the nerve.The CI made no appeals and was medically separated. She was described as an “invaluable asset to any team.” The permanent profile listed...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 01078
The PEB adjudicated “left hand numbness…,” rated 10%,citing criteria of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The remaining conditions were determined to be not unfitting.The CI made no appeals and was medically separated. The narrative summary was dated 24 January 2006, 3 months prior to separation, and noted that the CI had persistent left elbow pain and numbness in the left 5th and 4th fingers. These included full range-of-motion of the left shoulder and elbow with normal grip...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01581
The left leg, lower backand right wristconditions, characterized as “ fibrous dysplasia of the left proximal tibia, Status Post (S/P) excision and biopsy of the tumor mass,” “ back pain, pain is mild to moderate intensity,increased with activities, and occasional frequency” and “ right wrist pain, possible carpal tunnel syndrome” were forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501.No other conditions were submitted by the MEB.The PEB adjudicated “ chronic pain to include...