The Veteran's right ilioinguinal neuralgia is currently rated at the maximum 10 percent disability level, and no higher rating can be granted as there is no evidence of complete paralysis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence indicates that the nerve affected is the ilioinguinal nerve rather than the femoral nerve. The Veteran's current condition aligns with a 10% rating for severe to complete paralysis of the ilioinguinal nerve, which is the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 8530.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ilioinguinal nerve injury, Right ilioinguinal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1718830
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development and need for further medical opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's right ilioinguinal neuralgia and a possible separate rating for a genitofemoral neuralgia.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that remand is necessary for several claims, including service connection and rating issues related to the Veteran's right ilioinguinal neuralgia, osteoarthritis, GERD, acquired psychiatric disability other than PTSD, and sleep apnea. The effective dates of any potential awards are also in question.
- Granted
The Board has granted a separate 10 percent evaluation for right ilioinguinal neuralgia, but denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of right inguinal hernia repair.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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