The Veteran's neuralgia of the left ilioinguinal, iliohypogastric, and genitofemoral nerves is rated as moderate incomplete paralysis. The Board denied an initial compensable rating for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the Veteran’s nerve condition meets or approximates the criteria for a compensable rating (10%) under DC 8530, which pertains to paralysis of the ilio-inguinal nerve. The Board found that the Veteran's condition more closely approximated moderate incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- left ilioinguinal neuralgia, iliohypogastric neuralgia, genitofemoral neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19137489
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,549 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the initial rating decisions were issued before the implementation of the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA), and thus, the Veteran's appeal should be handled under the legacy system. As a result, an SOC must be issued by the AOJ to address the compensable ratings for residuals of inguinal hernia surgery and left ilioinguinal neuralgia associated with it.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if his acquired psychiatric disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left lower extremity reflex sympathetic dystrophy, previously known as left genitofemoral neuralgia, was granted an initial rating of 20 percent prior to August 19, 2020. From that date forward, the claim for a higher rating is denied. The inguinal hernia repair and left ilioinguinal neuralgia were both found not to warrant any compensable ratings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantial gainful employment for the entire period on appeal.
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