The Board has decided that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed right obturator nerve compression, including whether it is related to service or other pre-existing conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found to be speculative due to lack of electromyography/nerve conduction velocity testing and because the location of any nerve compression could not be localized without such tests. The examiner also speculated that the nerve compression may be caused by sacroiliac dysfunction or left hip disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1207169
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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