The Board found that the veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluation were not well grounded. The claim for a nervous disorder was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service, while the claim for an increased evaluation for postoperative left inguinal hernia was also denied as there is no medical evidence showing the condition has worsened.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were not well grounded because there was insufficient evidence to link his current conditions (nervous disorder and postoperative left inguinal hernia) to service or a worsening of his pre-existing conditions, respectively.
- Claimed conditions
- Nervous Disorder (including Anxiety Disorder and Organic Brain Syndrome), Postoperative Status, Left Inguinal Hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0016674
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