The Board has determined that the veteran's ilioinguinal nerve impairment is best characterized as neuralgia, and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation criteria.
The deciding factor: The March 2006 VA examiner found the veteran's ilio-inguinal nerve impairment to be best characterized as neuralgia, with no severe or complete paralysis of the nerve. The preponderance of evidence supports this characterization and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- ilioinguinal neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2006
- Citation
- 0627343
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurologic disability of the bilateral lower extremities, including sciatica and ilioinguinal neuropathy, due to or aggravated by her service-connected lumbosacral strain. The AOJ is instructed to obtain medical opinions addressing these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination provided in this case was inadequate and remanded for further development. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a neurologic disability of the bilateral lower extremities, to include sciatica, is being returned to the AOJ for additional development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's ilioinguinal neuropathy has been rated at 10 percent since the initial rating period, which is the maximum available under VA regulations. The claim for increased ratings for genitourinary symptoms as a residual of the excision of a ruptured varicocele remains pending.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and the case is dismissed.
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