VA* - (~17 Mos. Post-Separation) | |||||||
Code | Rating | Condition | Code | Rating | Exam | ||
Chronic Left-Hip Pain | 5099-5003 | 20% | Left Hip Strain | 5255 | 20% | 20081208 | |
Other x 1 | |||||||
RATING: 80% |
(Degrees) |
PT ~ 4 Mo. Pre-Sep | VA C&P ~ 17 Mo. Post-Sep | |
123, 123, 124 | 45 | ||
14, 13, 14 | 15 | ||
42, 43, 42 | 20 | ||
Painful ROM
; tender Toe-out > 15 Able to cross legs |
Painful ROM;
t
ender Toe-out< 15 Not able to cross legs |
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10% (PEB 20%) | 20% |
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01913
The VARD stated that the 40% rating of the back condition was based on findings in the “service medical records which shows incapacitating episodes between 4 and 6 weeks during the past 12 months (sic).” The Board reviewed the evidence proximate to separation-the MEB and PT ROM for the MEB exams and prior to separation and after separation C&P exams. The CI reported LLE pain and at the MEB exam decreased sensation of the lateral leg and foot was noted. Providing a correction to the...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01854
The MEB physical exam performed 5 months prior to separation noted tenderness to external rotation of the right hip joint, otherwise full ROM of both hips. Bilateral Knee Pain During the CI’s first period of service, he developed bilateral knee pain, underwent surgery on his left knee, and was medically separated for bilateral knee pain in 1999. Right Ankle Condition .
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00764
The Informal PEBadjudicated chronic LBPwith SI joint fusion and left elbow and forearm pain as unfitting, rated 10% and 0% respectively, with likely application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policyfor the left elbow and forearm pain. The left upper extremity pain was diagnosed as left ulnar neuropathy by both the Service and VA, and there was insufficient evidence of elbow joint pathology or objective painful motion of the elbow joint for separate joint coding. ...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 00651
The informal PEB adjudicated “chronic pain right hip and left shoulder” and “bilateral plantar fasciitis” as unfitting, rated 10% and 0%,respectively (IAW the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy). The CI was given a U4/L4 Profile for right hip pain, left shoulder pain and bilateral foot pain. Physical Disability Board of Review
AF | PDBR | CY2014 | PD-2014-00653
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. He also endorsed...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012 01974
Chronic Left Hip Pain . However, a specialist did diagnose a soft tissue LBP condition 1 October 2002 as separate from the left hip pain The Board agreed that based on the evidence in the record both the left hip and LBP conditions were reasonably considered to be separately unfitting conditions at the time of separation. Chronic left hip pain condition: the VA rated the left hip pain condition as 8529 (neuropathy, external cutaneous nerve of the thigh) at 10%.
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00938
The CI appealed to the Formal PEB (FPEB) which adjudicated the bilateral knee pain unfitting at 20% and the ilioinguinal nerve pain at 0%, with specified application of the US Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA) pain policy for rating the knee condition and with specifying the Veterans Administration Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) criteria for the ilioinguinal condition. After due deliberation, considering all of the evidence and mindful of VASRD §4.3 (reasonable doubt), the...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00394
Knee ROM Flexion (140⁰ Normal) Extension (0⁰ Normal) Comment PT ~7 Mo. Symptoms included ankle popping (predominately right); shin pain knees pop and can swell; with “knees and ankles are stiff and weak and his legs can give out.” The examiner stated “He has generalized and multiple symptoms regarding the lower extremities and it is difficult to sort them out specifically on taking the history.” The examiner indicated there was no foot condition; there was bilateral shin pain and right...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD-2013-01835
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. Additionally, there is no evidence of a left hip condition that would allow for application of any hip specific VASRD code. I direct that all the Department of the Army records of the individual concerned be corrected...
AF | PDBR | CY2012 | PD2012-00984
Right Ankle Pain Condition. Another C&P examiner that day reported “full range of motion, flexion, and extension of her lumbar spine.” Rotation and lateral flexion were also considered “full.” Moderate to severe tenderness and mild muscle spasm of the left paraspinal muscles was noted. The PT evaluation reported that pain was rated 10/10 by the CI, although a distinction between back, hip and ankle pain was not specified.