The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the veteran's ilio-inguinal nerve damage with right groin and rectal pain due to right iliac crest graft donor surgery, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented by the veteran demonstrated severe problems involving his post-operative neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, resulting in continuous pain throughout the day. The medical records indicated that pain medications provided little relief and that there were two sources of pain - one being a residual from the April 1994 operation, and the other being mild diabetic neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- ilio-inguinal nerve damage, right groin pain, rectal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0011136
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