VA - (1 Mos. Pre-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Lumbosacral Strain | 5237 | 20% | Lumbar Strain | 5237 | 20% | 20090731 | |
Other x3 | |||||||
Combined: 20% |
PT/MEB ~4 Mo. Pre-Sep | VA C&P ~1 Mo. Pre-Sep | ||
50 | 40 | ||
185 | 150 | ||
Pos. painful motion; Neg. Waddell’s signs; No Deluca criteria | Normal gait; No tenderness to palpation; No painful motion; Normal strength, sensation & reflexes, No Deluca criteria | ||
20 % (PEB 20%) | 20 % (VA 20%) |
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02119
Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Lumbosacral Strain523710%Lumbar Spine Strain523720%20080206Other x0 (Not in Scope)Other x8 (Not in Scope)20080206 Rating: 10%Combined: 100%*Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20080530(most proximate to date of separation) ANALYSIS SUMMARY :IAW DoDI 6040.44, the Board’s authority is limited to making recommendations on correcting disability determinations. Based on the ROM measurements documented in the C&P exam and after...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00327
The Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) adjudicated lumbosacral strain as unfitting, rated 10%, with application of the Veteran’s Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD). Gait was noted to be normal. Although the VA C&P examination supporting a 0% rating was considered a thorough examination and was more proximate to separation, the Board does not recommend combined ratings less than that of the PEB.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01977
The Informal PEB (IPEB) adjudicated “chronic neck pain” and “chronic low back pain” as unfitting, rated 10% and 0%, respectively, for a combined 10% disability, with likely reliance on AR 635-40 for rating. Disk protrusions were noted to decrease from 2005 through 2007 and the mild dilatation of the central thoracolumbar spinal canal (Syrinx) was stable.At the MEB exam, the CI reported back pain exacerbated by activity and rare left leg pain. In the matter of the back condition, the Board...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01040
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 PT performed ROMs for the MEB exam and noted an abnormal spine motion. 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-2014-00261
Post-Separation)ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Herniated Disc L4-5 with DDD524320%Lumbar Spine Strain523740%20070829Sciatic Nerve with L1-4 RL Radiculopathy852020%20070829Other x2 (Not in Scope)Other x920070829 Combined: 20%Combined: 90%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD) dated 20071023 (most proximate to date of separation) invalid font number 31502 ANALYSIS SUMMARY :IAW DoDI 6040.44, the Board’s authority is limited to making recommendations on correcting disability...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00740
CI CONTENTION : “Attached with this application, you will find VA Rating Decision Dated 8 June 2005 detailing Mr. R-- receiving a VA disability percentage of 20% for his chronic cervical muscle spasms. Pre-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain523710%Low Back Pain w/ Limited Motion523740%20050421Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain523710%Chronic Cervical Muscle Spasms w/ Limited Motion523720%20050421Other x 3 (Not in Scope) Combined: 100%Combined:...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-02283
The MEB also identified and forwarded five other conditions, all meeting retentions standards for PEB adjudication.The Informal PEB adjudicated “chronic low back pain”as unfitting, rated 10%, with application of theVA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The remaining conditions were determined to be not unfitting and therefore not rated. It is limited to those conditions determined by the PEB to be unfitting for continued military service and those conditions identified but not...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01112
The back condition, characterized as “herniated thoracic disc” and “herniated lumbar disc” by the MEB, was forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501. Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam LBP diagnosed as Herniated Thoracic and Lumbar Disc523710%Lumbar Spine Degenerative Arthritis524210%20081212Other x 7 (Not in Scope)Other x 620081212 Rating: 10%Combined: 60%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20090511(most proximate to date of separation)...
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-2013-01434
Chronic Low Back Pain Condition . The evidence documents that the CI did have an intervertebral disc syndrome that could be rated based on incapacitating episodes; however, the evidence did not contain any documented episodes of incapacitation that met the VASRD definition, “For purposes of evaluations under diagnostic code 5243, an incapacitating episode is a period of acute signs and symptoms due to intervertebral disc syndrome that requires bed rest prescribed by a physician and...