The Board granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity ilioinguinal nerve disability and a TDIU, but denied an increased rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current bilateral ilioinguinal nerve disability is due to or aggravated by his service-connected back disability. The severity of the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms did not more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity, but they caused occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- Ilioinguinal nerve entrapment, right lower extremity, Ilioinguinal nerve entrapment, left lower extremity, Adjustment disorder with depressed mood (acquired psychiatric disorder)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25043365
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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