VA Disability Rating for Paralysis of external cutaneous nerve of thigh (DC 8529)

Body system: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive DisordersRegulation: 38 CFR § 4.124aDBQ: DBQ NEURO Peripheral Nerves

Diagnostic Code 8529 covers paralysis of the external cutaneous nerve of the thigh (also called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve), a sensory nerve that carries feeling from the skin of the outer thigh. The rating schedule gives this code two levels: 10% for severe to complete paralysis and 0% for mild or moderate paralysis.

Rating levels

  • 10% — The loss of function in the external cutaneous nerve of the thigh is severe or complete. Because this nerve only carries feeling, that means severe or total loss of feeling in the skin of the outer thigh.
  • 0% — The loss of function in the external cutaneous nerve of the thigh is mild or moderate. Because this nerve only carries feeling, that means some reduced feeling in the skin of the outer thigh.

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