The Board found that the veteran's service-connected neuropathy of the right thigh, status post surgical resectioning of the cutaneous nerve is currently manifested by subjective accounts of pain and sensory deficit over the anterior of his right thigh but with no objective findings of paralysis, muscle atrophy, loss of reflexes, or functional loss of the affected right lower extremity. As a result, an initial compensable evaluation was not warranted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation as there were no objective findings of paralysis, muscle atrophy, loss of reflexes, or functional loss of the affected right lower extremity.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right thigh, post-surgical resectioning of the cutaneous nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0208070
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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