The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica of the right lateral thigh is currently rated at the highest available rating (10%) due to severe to complete paralysis. The Board has referred his claim for an increased rating and TDIU to VA’s Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's meralgia paresthetica disability does not meet the schedular requirements for a higher rating, but he contends that it presents an unusual or exceptional disability picture with marked interference with employment due to related sleep impairment. The Board has referred his claim for increased rating and TDIU to VA’s Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- meralgia paresthetica of the right lateral thigh, related sleep impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19158117
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to uncertainty about whether the Veteran's sleep impairment is caused by a stand-alone sleep disorder or a psychiatric disorder. A VA examination is needed to clarify this point.
- Denied
The Board denied an extraschedular referral for meralgia paresthetica of the right lateral thigh as the Veteran's symptoms were fully contemplated by the assigned rating.
- 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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