Mr. Carl W. S. Chun | Director | |
Mr. Kenneth H. Aucock | Analyst |
Mr. Fred N. Eichorn | Chairperson | |
Mr. Walter T. Morrison | Member | |
Mr. John T. Meixell | Member |
THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST, STATEMENT, AND EVIDENCE:
BOARD DETERMINATION/RECOMMENDATION:
CASE ID | AR2003093341 |
SUFFIX | |
RECON | YYYYMMDD |
DATE BOARDED | 20040401 |
TYPE OF DISCHARGE | (HD, GD, UOTHC, UD, BCD, DD, UNCHAR) |
DATE OF DISCHARGE | YYYYMMDD |
DISCHARGE AUTHORITY | AR . . . . . |
DISCHARGE REASON | |
BOARD DECISION | DENY |
REVIEW AUTHORITY | |
ISSUES 1. | 129.00 |
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ARMY | BCMR | CY2002 | 2002082411C070215
The applicant requests correction of military records as stated in the application to the Board and as restated herein. APPLICANT REQUESTS: That he be given incapacitation pay for the period 9 October 1992 to 18 March 1996. APPLICANT STATES : That he is entitled to incapacitation pay from the date of the inception of his disabling mental condition while he was on active duty in 1990, to the date he was placed on the Temporary Disability Retired List (TDRL).
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 01501
The MH examination was normal. The Board noted that chronic pain is a symptom rather than a diagnosis. The PEB adjudicated the CI for the diagnosis of undifferentiated somatoform disorder at TDRL entry and undifferentiated somatoform disorder at TDRL removal.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001690C070206
The evaluating physician recommended referral to a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). On 8 May 2002 the applicant underwent a TDRL evaluation which noted he reported for the evaluation for the diagnosis of "undifferentiated somatoform disorder." The applicant's entire service medical records would have been available to the physicians which evaluated the applicant as part of his MEB evaluation.
ARMY | BCMR | CY2005 | 20050001690C070206
The evaluating physician recommended referral to a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB). The applicant's entire service medical records would have been available to the physicians which evaluated the applicant as part of his MEB evaluation. His argument that because his back condition may have deteriorated since the PEB's final decision in 2002, or his belief that he suffered from Lyme disease which he maintains was not fully discussed in the 1997 proceedings is not evidence that the initial...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2006 | AR20060008394C071029
The applicant provides, through his Representative in Congress, a memorandum dated 24 December 1997 discontinuing his PEB proceedings; a memorandum dated 22 April 1998 approving his request for withdrawal of his request for a formal hearing; a memorandum from the United States Army Physical Disability Agency (USAPDA), Bethesda, Maryland, dated 24 June 1998, returning the applicant's PEB proceedings to the President, United States Army PEB; a memorandum dated 26 June 1998 discontinuing his...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2011 | 20110019928
The applicant states: * His Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) or Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) does not list his undifferentiated somatoform disorder * He wants his 10% rating for bilateral knee injury reconsidered for a higher rating * His somatoform disorder is reason for a medical discharge 3. On 17 December 2003, a PEB found the applicant physically unfit due to bilateral knee pain with history of injuries, Department of Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) Codes...
AF | PDBR | CY2011 | PD2011-00311
The examiner stated, “he is employable from a psychiatric standpoint and will do best in settings in which he has little or no contact with the public and very loose supervision secondary to his posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.” The examiner applied the §4.130 30% language, stating the CI’s psychiatric symptoms caused “occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks….” The VA rated the CI’s PTSD at 30%, citing this exam and...
ARMY | BCMR | CY2004 | 04102423C070208
The applicant states that she feels that she was “unjustly discharged.” She states that she went through “a Medical Board for approximately two years” and that she has a diagnosis of “Somatoform Disorder” and, at the time she submitted her application, was scheduled to be discharged without benefits. The service member reported that the only reason she stayed in the Army was she wanted the Army to take care of her medical conditions before she got out. In response to her rebuttal, the...
AF | PDBR | CY2013 | PD2013 01054
Based on an interview and a review of psychological testing, the examiner diagnosed an undifferentiated somatoform disorder. The VA coded the somatoform disorder as 9421, somatization disorder and rated at 0%, specifically citing “…this condition is currently not causing impairment in a social or occupational setting.” Documentation throughout the service treatment record (STR)consistently diagnosed the CI with a somatoform disorder. Physical Disability Board of Review
ARMY | BCMR | CY2010 | 20100009852
On 22 February 2010, another PEB convened and determined that the applicant was physically unfit and recommended permanent retirement with a combined rating of 90 percent. In a 17 July 2009 memorandum, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness directed that as a matter of policy, all three Boards for Correction of Military Records will apply VASRD, section 4.129, to PTSD unfitting conditions for applicants discharged after 11 September 2001 and, in such cases...