The Board has granted service connection for a right thigh disability with nerve damage and remanded the issue of an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for thoracic chronic sprain.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's right thigh disability with nerve damage is related to his active service, warranting a grant of service connection. The Board also found that remand was warranted for an updated VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's thoracic chronic sprain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right thigh disability with nerve damage, Right thigh muscle atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22029540
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