The appeal for service connection for meralgia paresthetica, right thigh has been dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.
The deciding factor: The April 2021 rating decision fully granted service connection for the condition, making the appeal moot.
- Claimed conditions
- meralgia paresthetica, right thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22001817
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection for bilateral hip osteoarthritis and meralgia paresthetica, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension was granted, while claims for asthma and meralgia paresthetica were denied.
- Denied
The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for meralgia paresthetica was denied, as the evidence did not support a date earlier than September 9, 2004.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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