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Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease, Status Post L5-S1 Fusion | 5241 | 10% | Healed Thoracolumbar Fusion of L5-S1 w/Degenerative Disc Disease and Residual Right Lower Quadrant/Lower Abdomen Scar | 5241 | 40% | 20051202 | |
Other x 5 | |||||||
RATING: 60% |
UNFITTING CONDITION | VASRD CODE | RATING |
Back Pain, Degenerative Disc Disease, Status Post L5-S1 Fusion | 5241 | 40% |
COMBINED | 40% |
SAF/MRB
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00160
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGSPHYSICAL DISABILITY BOARD OF REVIEWNAME: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx CASE: PD1300160 BRANCH OF SERVICE: AIR FORCE BOARD DATE: 20131105 The presence of functional impairment with a direct impact on fitness is the key determinant in the Board’s decision to recommend any condition for rating as additionally unfitting. I have carefully reviewed the evidence of record and the recommendation of the Board.
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00351
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. The Board gives consideration to VA evidence, particularly within 12 months of separation, but only to the extent that it reasonably reflects the severity of the disability at the time of separation. The “General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 03102
The PEB and VA both rated the back condition at 20% for decreased spinal ROM using different codes;the PEB used code 5241 (spinal fusion) and the VA, code 5237,(lumbosacral strain), IAW VASRD §4.71a.A rating of 20%, under both codes, requires forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine of greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees.The next higher rating, 40%, under both codes requires forward flexion of 30 degrees or less or ankylosis of the entire thoraco- lumbar spine. ...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01781
RECOMMENDATION : The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows, effective as of the date of her prior medical separation: Physical Disability Board of Review 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 | CY2011 | PD 2011 00366
Service IPEB – Dated 20031201VA - (2 Mos. The CI continued his post-operative care with both orthopedics and physical therapy for LBP.The commander’s statement indicated that the CI was able to perform duties in-garrison as a unit mail clerk;however he was not deployabledueto his inabilityto perform his MOS duties as an Infantryman.The MEB narrative summary (NARSUM) examination(obtained approximately 8 monthsprior to separation),contains documentation that the CI had marked and frequent LBP...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01314
SEPARATION DATE: 20040120 The Board considers VA evidence within 12 months only to the extent that it reasonably reflects the disability at the time of separation. 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.As discussed above, PEB reliance on AR 635-40 for rating the chronic low...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-01058
After Separation) – All Effective Date 20070913 Condition Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) Lumbar Spine with Chronic LBP Right Leg Neuropathy a/w DDD Lumbar Spine … Sleep Apnea Left Rotator Cuff Tear Umbilical Hernia with Recurrence Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depression Code 5237 8521 6847 5299-5201 7399-7339 9440-9434 0% x 2 Rating Exam 30%* 20080325 20% **not noted 20% 20% 30% 20080325 20110309 20080325 20080325 20080518 20080325 Combined: 0% Combined: *80% * DDD, 5237 rated 30%...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00377
After Separation) – All Effective Date 20070913 Condition Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) Lumbar Spine with Chronic LBP Right Leg Neuropathy a/w DDD Lumbar Spine … Sleep Apnea Left Rotator Cuff Tear Umbilical Hernia with Recurrence Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety and Depression Code 5237 8521 6847 5299-5201 7399-7339 9440-9434 0% x 2 Rating Exam 30%* 20080325 20% **not noted 20% 20% 30% 20080325 20110309 20080325 20080325 20080518 20080325 Combined: 0% Combined: *80% * DDD, 5237 rated 30%...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00275
(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. Chronic Low Back Pain with Fusion L4 to S1 Condition . RECOMMENDATION : The Board recommends that the CI’s prior determination be modified as follows, effective as of the date of his prior...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 00068
The back condition, characterized as “chronic low back pain with associated right leg and knee pain” was forwarded to the Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) IAW AR 40-501. The VA rated the CI back conditions at 40% with code 5242 (degenerative arthritis of the spine) for “forward flexion 30 degrees or less”.source MEB ROMs documented pain-limited forward flexion to 30 degrees (similar to the VA exam) and the Board found the similar measurements and disability ratings from these two exams close...