VA - (4 Mos. Pre-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic Bilateral Knee Pain due to RPS | 5009-5003 | 0% | RPS Right Knee | 5260 | 10% | 20030403 | |
RPS Left Knee | 5260 | 10% | 20030403 | ||||
Other x9 | 20030403 | ||||||
Combined: 60% |
Knee ROM (Degrees) | PT ~ 10 Mo s . Pre-Sep | MEB ~ 5 Mo s . Pre-Sep | VA C&P ~ 4 Mo s . P re -Sep | |||
Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | |
Flexion (140 Normal) | Full | Full | > 90 | > 90 | 120 | 120 |
Extension (0 Normal) | Full | Full | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Comment | Pos. crepitus; No instability | Pos. crepitus; No instability or effusion; Pos. quadriceps deconditioning | Normal gait; No effusion or instability; Pos. painful motion & crepitus; Pos. Deluca criteria | |||
§4.71a Rating | 10 % * | 10 % * | 10 % * (PEB 0%) | 10 % * (PEB 0%) | 10 % * (VA 10%) | 10 % * (VA 10%) |
UNFITTING CONDITION | VASRD CODE | RATING |
Right Knee Pain | 5099-5003 | 10% |
Left Knee Pain | 5099-5003 | 10% |
COMBINED (w/ BLF) | 20% |
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01272
Service treatment records (STRs) proximate to the date of separation indicated bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and noted pain with going up or down stairs, squatting or prolonged sitting; some.The last treatment note stated “still has moderate symptoms in the right knee with flexion.” No VA Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam was performed.The Board directs attention to its rating recommendationbased on the above evidence.The PEB rated the combined bilateral knee pain...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00053
The VA coded each knee individually and used the analogous code 5999-5014 asosteomalachia and rated at each one at 10%.The service treatment record (STR) contained an equal amount of documentation relative to the left or right knee with the majority of documentation pertaining to the bilateral knee pain with activities. The left ankle physical exam findings of dorsiflexion limited to 10degrees (normal 20 degrees).The C&P examiner documented that the CI had daily pain with activities in all...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 00953
The PEB adjudicated bilateral anterior knee pain syndrome as unfitting, rated 0% with likely application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy and recurrent stress fracture of right tibia as unfitting, rated 0% with application of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). The MEB examiner referred to the exam results documented on the MEB DD Form 2808 which are summarized in the chart above.The VA Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam approximately 8 days prior...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00320
Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Left Tibia/Fibula Stress Fractures...5099-50030%RPPS Left Knee; Stress Fracture Left Tibia and Fibula525710%20050728Bilateral Retropatellar Pain Syndrome (RPPS) Not UnfittingRPPS Right Knee; Stress Fracture Right Tibia 525710%No Additional MEB/PEB Entries in ScopeNo Other VA Conditions in Scope Combined: 0%Combined: 50%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20050928 ANALYSIS SUMMARY :Almost all analogous VASRD coding and rating...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-00580
The Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) adjudicated the bilateral knee condition as unfitting, rated 0% with application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy. (2) is limited to those conditions which were determined by the PEB to be specifically unfitting for continued military service; or, when requested by the CI, those condition(s) identified but not determined to be unfitting by the PEB. The ratings for the unfitting bilateral retro-patellar pain syndrome...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00544
He was diagnosed with retropatellar pain syndrome (RPS); and, did not improve adequately with conservative measures to meet the physical requirements of his Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) or satisfy physical fitness standards. The VA examiner specifically stated “there is no pain at limitations of motion of either knee.” In the matter of the bilateral knee condition, the Board by a vote of 2:1 recommends that each joint be separately adjudicated as follows: an unfitting left knee...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 01073
IAW VASRD §4.71a, the Board must apply separate codes and ratings in its recommendations if compensable ratings for each condition are achieved. He followed up with orthopedics in June 2002; he again reported no improvement. The Board concluded that separating the bilateral knee condition into right and left knee conditions gave no rating advantage to the CI.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01219
Conversely, and likely erroneously, the profiles specified only “chronic left knee pain” but the commander’s corresponding statement referred only to “right knee pain.” Clinical notes consistently documented knee range-of-motion (ROM) as full, and no entries specified painful motion. If the members judge that separately ratable conditions are justified by performance based fitness criteria and indicated IAW VASRD §4.7 (higher of two evaluations), separate ratings are recommended.The Board...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD 2012 00969
The PEB adjudicated the chronic bilateral knee pain due to RPS condition as unfitting, rated 0%, with application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy. (2) is limited to those conditions which were determined by the PEB to be specifically unfitting for continued military service; or, when requested by the CI, those condition(s) identified but not determined to be unfitting by the PEB. The ratings for unfitting conditions will be reviewed in all cases. ...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01228
The MEB forwarded bilateral retropatellarpain syndrome (RPPS)and lateral patellar compression syndrome condition to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501. Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Bilateral Retropatellar Pain Syndrome S/PArthroscopic Release with only Moderate Improvement5099-50030%Right Knee Patellar Compression Syndrome w/History of Arthroscopic Lateral Release5299-526210%20020429Left Knee Patellar Compression Syndrome w/History of...