VA - (2 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic Pain and Instability, Left Knee | 5257 | 20% | Left Knee Strain, S/P Open Reduction Internal Fixation | 5258-5260 | 10% | 20090407 | |
Bilateral, Negative Ulnar Variance with Restricted Wrist Ranges of Motion | Not Unfitting | Residuals, Right Dorsal Wrist Ganglionectomy | 5215 | 10% | 20090407 | ||
Frequent Headaches | Not Unfitting | Migraine/Cluster Headaches with Visual Disturbance | 8100 | 0% | 20090407 | ||
Chronic Facial Dermatitis | Not Unfitting | Seborrheic Dermatitis | 7899-7806 | 0% | 20090407 | ||
Other x 0 | |||||||
Combined: 20% |
Left Knee ROM (Degrees) |
MEB ~5 Mo. Pre-Sep |
VA C&P ~2 Mo. Post-Sep |
Flexion (140 Normal) | 140 | 140 |
Extension (0 Normal) | 0 | 0 |
Comment | - | (+) instability tests |
§4.71a Rating | 0% | 10%-20% |
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-03635
The Informal PEB adjudicated “chronic pain right knee, dueto patellofemoral syndrome” as unfitting, rated 0%, with likely application of the Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD).The remaining condition was determined to be not unfitting. 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...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00614
Shoulders (Left and Right) Condition . In the matter of the “pain left elbow, left wrist, shoulders (bilateral), and left knee; (sleep disruption)” condition, the Board unanimously recommends that the left wrist condition and sleep disorder be determined as not unfitting, and that it be rated for multiple separate unfitting conditions as follows: left elbow condition coded 8616, rated 10% IAW VASRD §4.124a and VASRD §4.71a. Right Shoulder (Major) Pain with Recurrent...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00563
Post-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Low Back Pain5299-523710%Chronic Low Back Strain523710%20050706Left knee Pain5099-50030%Residuals L/Knee Lateral Meniscus Repair, Chondromalacia Patella5259-501410%20050706Other x 0 (In Scope)Other x 1 Combined: 10%Combined: 20%Derived from VA Rating Decision (VARD)dated 20050811 ( most proximate to date of separation) Low Back Pain Condition . The CI complained of dull constant pain in the left joint line and pain behind the...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-02156
RATING COMPARISON : Service IPEB – Dated 20031020VA*ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Left Knee Pain5099-50030%Residuals Left Knee Arthroscopy w/ RPPS*10%*Other X 0 (Not in Scope)Other VA Ratings: RAD 30%; R Knee 10%; L Wrist 0% Combined: 0%Combined: 50% No VA rating decisions nor the Compensation and Pension (C&P) evaluationswere in evidence. DoDI 6040.44 provides for consideration of post-separation VA findings, particularly within 12 months of separation, although the...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD 2014 02363
The PEB also adjudicated surgical scar of residual of amputation 5th ray, moderately disfiguring, persistent digital neuroma and loss of grip strength secondary to 5th ray resection as Category II (contributing to unfit) conditions. It is limited to those conditions determined by the PEB to be unfitting for continued military service and those conditions identified but not determined to be unfitting by the PEB when specifically requested by the CI. In addition to rating the 5th digit...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01939
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. Left knee pain . The Board determined that, since the left knee was implicated in the Physical Profile (DA Form 3349), and in the commander’s performance statement dated 10 May 2004, it was appropriate to document the...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00163
The VA coded 8100 (Migraine Headaches) and rated 30%. The CI is right-hand dominant who sustained multiple shrapnel wounds, multiple blast injuries from an IED explosion to include a flesh wound ( a soft tissue injury of his left forearm) measuring 8 cm x 8cm with flexor tendon, ulnar artery and radial nerve damage for which he underwent a protracted operative repair. The VA first rated scar, left distal forearm 20% with code 5228 (Thumb, limitation of motion) IAW §4.71a—Schedule of...
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-01186
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 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. Bilateral Knee...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01365
At retention physical dated 4 September 2002, the examiner documented a prior history of bilateral hip osteoarthritis, a 2001 right hip replacement, and noted “decreased ROM left hip” (no measurements were documented). Thus, the Board cannot recommend a separate service rating for this condition. In the matter of the osteoarthritis bilateral knees condition, the Board unanimously determined that neither knee was separately unfitting and that the condition EPTS and was not permanently...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01737
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. Pre-Separation) ConditionCodeRatingConditionCodeRatingExam Chronic Left Knee Pain Status Post Meniscal Repair5099-50030%Postoperative Residuals, Left Knee lateral Meniscal Tear Repair525910%20050727Other x 0 (Not In...