VA - (~5 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic Thoracolumbar Pain, with Mild Degenerative Disease at L1 | 5243 | 10% | Degenerative Disease At L1 With Straightening Of Lumbar Lordosis | 5242 | 10% | 20090901 | |
Chronic Neck Pain, With Mild Degenerative Joint Disease Without Spinal Stenosis |
5243 | Cat II | Degenerative Changes, Cervical Spine | 5242 | 10% | 20090901 | |
Other x 26 | 20090901 | ||||||
Combined: 50% |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02323
Cervical spine MRI on 20 January 2005 noted lower cervical spine disc herniation with spinal stenosis and general degenerative disc disease.As noted above, a note in the STR indicated “EMG/NCS-no evidence of radiculopathy.”Notes in the STR near the date of separation noted continued neck pain with intact ROM and normal strength and sensation.At the MEB examination on 27 May 2004, (approximately 5 months prior to separation)the CI reported neck pain. RECOMMENDATION : The Board, therefore,...
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 | CY2013 | PD-2013-02730
Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Low Back Pain523710%Strain, Thoracolumbar Spine523710%20070521Other x0 (Not in Scope)Other x 6(Not in Scope)20070521 Combined: 10%Combined:50%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20070618 ( most proximate to date of separation) Chronic LBP Condition . Physical therapy ROM was TL flexion of 50 degrees (normal 90 degrees) and TL combined ROM of 152 degrees (normal 240 degrees) with ROM noted to be limited by pain.At...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00867
Cervical Spine Pain Condition. Thoracolumbar Spine Pain Condition. At the MEB exam accomplished 5 months prior to separation, the CI reported the same history documented in the cervical spine pain condition above.
AF | PDBR | CY2009 | PD2009-00077
Although the VA rating exam cited above would yield a 30% rating, no repeat rating decision is in evidence. The VA rating examination 11 months later did not provide full goniometric ROM measurements for the thoracolumbar spine, stating the CI was too unsteady to cooperate with them. In the matter of the chronic neck pain condition, the Board unanimously recommends a rating of 20% coded 5242 IAW VASRD §4.71a.
AF | PDBR | CY2009 | PD2009-00139
The medical bases for the separation were cervical and thoracolumbar spine conditions. The CI was thus medically separated with a combined disability rating of 20%. The Board therefore recommends a 10% rating for the thoracolumbar condition and a 20% rating for the cervical condition.
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00709
The thoracolumbar spine condition was forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) as separate diagnoses for thoracic disc and lumbar disc disease, each judged to be medically unacceptable IAW AR 40-501. CI CONTENTION : “I was medically separated from active duty in the US Army for spinal condition, ‘Degenerative Changes and Disc Disease of the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine with Lumbar Dextroscoliosis’ which causes constant back pain which is constantly at a 7 out of 10 on pain. ...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD2014 00906
The VARD also noted the absence of radicular findings and no recording of ROM (the CI refused testing).The Board directs attention to its rating recommendation based on the above evidence.The PEB rated the condition for ROM limited by pain, coded 5237, and assigned a rating of 0%.The VA rated the condition under code 5242, 10% for muscle spasm.Under the applicable spine rules, a rating of 10% requires cervical spine flexion of greater than 30 degrees but less than 40 degrees or a combined...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD2014 01910
The MEB also identified and forwarded two other conditions (high frequency hearing loss and anxiety disorder) for PEB adjudication.The Informal PEBadjudicated left shoulder pain, neck pain and LBPas unfitting, rated 10%, 0% and 0% respectively, with likely application of the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) for the neck and back condition and citing the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy for the shoulder condition. The PEB rated the condition of chronic neck...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00365
Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine and mechanical low back pain were forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) as medically unacceptable conditions IAW AR 40-501. The Board also noted that both the PEB and VA ratings were based on this exam, and that there was no subsequent VA data within the DoDI 6040.44 prescribed 12-month period in evidence. Other PEB Conditions .