The veteran's right inguinal hernia repair does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation, as there is no evidence of recurrence or significant impairment.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records do not show recurrent hernia or significant functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2000
- Citation
- 0024382
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for status post right inguinal hernia repair and scar, status post right inguinal hernia repair.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including ratings for his right inguinal hernia repair and ankle strain. The Veteran also requested a TDIU rating due to his psychiatric disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 5, 2012.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's spouse, B., was added as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation effective April 27, 2010. The Board found that an earlier effective date is warranted due to the submission of a claim for recognition of B. as his dependent in April 1992 and all required information being submitted by May 1992.
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