VA - (4 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Low Back Pain | 5243 | 10% | Low Back Strain | 5237 | 10% | 20081229 | |
Other x 0 | |||||||
Combined: 10% |
(Degrees) |
PCC ~8 Mo. Pre-Sep |
MEB ~6 Mo. Pre-Sep |
VA
C&P
~4 Mo. Post-Sep |
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FROM | FROM | FROM | ||
- | ||||
- | ||||
- | ||||
- | ||||
240 | - | 240 | ||
(+) painful motion | (+) tenderness;
(+) painful motion |
(+) painful motion | ||
10% | 10% | 10% |
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02385
Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Low Back Pain5299-523710%Mild Levoscoliotic Curvature with Lumbago5299-523710%20080829Other x 0 (Not In Scope)Other x 0 RATING: 10%RATING: 10% *Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20081027 (most proximate to date of separation [DOS]). Low Back Pain (LBP) . RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no re-characterization of the CI’s disability and separation determination.
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD-2012-01947
At the April 2006 MEB exam, forward flexion was 50 degrees. After a thorough review of the evidence, the Board determined that a disability rating of 20% was appropriate. 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...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00297
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS PHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEW BRANCH OF SERVICE: ARMY SEPARATION DATE: 20060126 NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX CASE NUMBER: PD1200297 BOARD DATE: 20121102 SUMMARY OF CASE: Data extracted from the available evidence of record reflects that this covered individual (CI) was a 1LT/O-2 (00E, Student Officer) medically separated for chronic low back pain (LBP). The CI accepted the PEB findings, and was medically separated with a 10% disability rating. 2...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01983
The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of theVeterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Back Pain523710%Degenerative Disc Disease 5242-524320%20051123Other MEB/PEB Conditions x 0 (Not in Scope)Other x 8 RATING: 10%RATING: 70% *Derived from...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02127
No other conditionwas submitted by the MEB.The Informal PEB adjudicated “chronic low back pain”as unfitting, rated 10%, with application of the VA 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 theVASRD standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01864
He was placed on limited duty (LIMDU)and referred for a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB).The “low back pain” and “left leg pain,” were the only two conditions forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW SECNAVINST 1850.4E. 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. Post-SepFlexion (90...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01840
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 or PEB ruling in this case that any prerogatives outside the VASRD were exercised.In the matter of the low back pain condition, the Board unanimously recommends a disability...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02544
SEPARATION DATE: 20031003 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 evidence of record and the recommendation of the Board.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00044
Separation Date: 20070302 The VA coded the back condition as 5243 (Intervertebral disc syndrome) and rated at 10%.The General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine considers the CI’s pain symptoms “with or without symptoms such as pain (whether or not it radiates), stiffness or aching in the area of the spine affected by residuals of injury or disease.” The exams proximate to separation did not document limitation of ROM, but both exams documented painful motionwhich would...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01324
Accordingly, the Board recommends a separate Service disability rating for each of the pain problems. After a thorough review of the evidence, the Board determined that a separation disability rating of 10% was appropriate for the LBP condition. 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...