Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for left lateral meralgia paresthesia of the external cutaneous nerve due to inadequate VA examinations that did not consider the ameliorative effects of medications.
The deciding factor: Remand is required because the December 2023 and June 2024 VA examinations did not address the ameliorative effects of medications on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left lateral meralgia paresthesia of the external cutaneous nerve, as mandated by Jones v. Shinseki.
- Claimed conditions
- left lateral meralgia paresthesia of the external cutaneous nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088853
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