The Board has granted service connection for meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh, finding that it was incurred as a result of the veteran's active military service. The claim for lumbar disc disease with nerve involvement of the right thigh is denied due to lack of well-grounded evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim for meralgia paresthetica, linking it to the veteran's time as a prisoner of war. For the lumbar issue, there was insufficient medical evidence connecting the current condition to service or any other relevant factor.
- Claimed conditions
- meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh, lumbar disc disease with nerve involvement of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0003002
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh, left hip gout, right ankle gout, left elbow gout, left ankle gout, left toe/foot gout, left knee gout, and right knee gout has been granted. The rating for meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh is restored to 10%. Service connection for asthma and Meniere’s disease remains pending.
- Granted
The Veteran's gout was granted service connection, and he received a non-compensable rating for his right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's hemorrhoids were also granted service connection with a non-compensable rating. His left inguinal hernia, impotence, tendonitis of the right wrist, sinusitis with headaches, skin disease, and meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh are all rated as non-compensable. The Veteran's sleep apnea was granted service connection effective September 20, 2007, and he received a 30 percent rating for it.
- Granted
The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have begun during service and had been present since then. The skin disease, sinusitis with headaches, meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh, left inguinal hernia, hemorrhoids, right wrist disability, and impotence are all granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to determine if any current right leg disorders are related to military service, including any parachute jump injury in September 1968 and the September 1968 right foot injury noted in the service treatment records. The Veteran's lay statements regarding symptomatology suffered during his military service will also be considered.
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