Service IPEB – Dated 20070412 | VA - (3 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||
Condition | Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam |
Chronic Back Pain, without Neurologic Abnormality | 5299-5237 | 10% | Lumbar Strain (claimed as back Injury) | 5237 | 20% | 20070911 |
Other x 0 (Not in Scope) | Other x 4 | |||||
Combined: 10% | Combined: 30% |
Thoracolumbar ROM (Degrees) |
MEB ~ 4 Mo. Pre-Sep |
VA C&P ~ 3 Mo. Post-Sep |
Flexion (90 Normal) | 90 | 60 |
Extension (30) | 30 | 20 |
R Lat Flexion (30) | 30 | 25 |
L Lat Flexion (30) | 30 | 25 |
R Rotation (30) | 30 | 30 |
L Rotation (30) | 30 | 30 |
Combined (240) | 240 | 190 |
Comment | (+) tenderness | painful motion |
§4.71a Rating | 10% | 10%-20% |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01837
RATING COMPARISON : Service IPEB – Dated 20040610VA -(STR) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Low Back Pain without Neurologic Abnormality5299-523710%Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine at L5 (claimed as chronic low back pain)524210%STROther x 0Other x 1 Rating: 10%Combined Rating: 10%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20041026 ( most proximate to date of separation [DOS]). BOARD FINDINGS : IAW DoDI 6040.44, provisions of DoD or Military Department...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01689
The back and bilateral knee conditions, characterized as “chronic non-radicular low back pain”and“chronic bilateral knee pain”were forwarded as not meeting retention standards, to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501.A symptomatic pes planus condition was identified by the MEB and also forwarded as failing retention standards.The informal PEB adjudicated the chronic low back and bilateral knee pain conditions as unfitting, rated 10% and 0%.The remaining condition was determined...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00793
I request the review board consider: 1) the appropriate application of the VASRD rating for VA code 5237 based on the forward flexion of thoracolumbar spine documented in the NARSUM, 2) the rating of radicular pain as contributing to the unfitting condition in accordance with AR 635-40, Section 4-19f (6) (b), and 3) review all conditions identified but determined not to be unfitting by the PEB (see page 7 of NARSUM).” There is no evidence of a separately ratable functional impairment (with...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00541
The Board therefore recommends rating the headache and chronic neck pain conditions together as one unfitting condition as discussed below. The PEB’s 10% rating for neck pain with associated headaches under code 5299-5237 noted “thoracolumbar combined ROM 230 degrees.” At the C&P exam in July 2004, 5 month after separation, the CI reported intermittent, LBP without radiation. RECOMMENDATION: The Board, therefore, recommends that there be no recharacterization of the CI’s disability and...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 01325
SEPARATION DATE: 20040902 Available treatment records evidence a history of intermittent lower back pain which was first documented August 2000. The physical examination was normal except for tenderness to palpation throughout the neck, thoracic and lumbar spine.
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 02083
At the MEB exam, the CI reported daily lower back pain causing him to be depressed. The neck condition was reviewed and considered by the Board. 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...
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 | 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-2014-00640
The Board’s assessment of the PEB rating determinations is confined to review of medical records and all available evidence for application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) standards to the unfitting medical condition at the time of separation. The CI was able to bend and touch her knees with pain; extension of the back was normal. The MEB physical exam notedminimal tenderness in the lower back with deep palpation.Motor, sensory and reflex exams were...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01642
Fundoplication Surgery Performed in 2001, Unrelated to Military Service.7399-7308--%Rapid Gastric Empting Syndrome7399-730440%20060801Other x 0 (Not in Scope)Other x 520060801 Combined: 10%Combined: 60%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20061120 ( most proximate to date of separation) Chronic Back Pain Condition .Although the service treatment recordbegan back pain documentation in 2005, he related persistent mid/upper back pain since 1993 after falling while conducting hand-to-hand...