The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh as a result of both VA cervical spine bone graft surgery and right total hip arthroplasty, finding no evidence that these procedures caused additional disability beyond what was reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance on the part of VA in providing examination and diagnosis. The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica was an event reasonably foreseeable as a consequence of the surgical procedures.
- Claimed conditions
- meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0906959
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- 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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