The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for meralgia paresthetica of the left thigh, a genitourinary disorder including bladder incontinence, and a gastrointestinal disorder including bowel incontinence with stomach cramping, as secondary to service-connected hysterectomy residuals.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional medical opinions are needed regarding whether the Veteran's current conditions are proximately due to or permanently aggravated by her service-connected condition(s).
- Claimed conditions
- meralgia paresthetica of the left thigh, genitourinary disorder including bladder incontinence, gastrointestinal disorder including bowel incontinence with stomach cramping
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1242774
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered further development due to the inadequacy of an August 2017 opinion and potential outstanding treatment records. The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica is being evaluated for its relationship to his service-connected degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and/or service-connected lumbar radiculopathy.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and meralgia paresthetica of the left thigh as secondary to a kidney disability. The Veteran's cervical spine (neck) disability is found to be related to his period(s) of active service. An initial compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids and TDIU are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica of the left thigh is considered a qualifying additional disability due to VA medical treatment in April 1998, and the Board grants compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected diabetes mellitus and meralgia paresthetica of the left thigh were denied, as they do not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA rating criteria. The claim for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity was also denied.
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