The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a post-operative right inguinal hernia, finding that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not reflect more severe symptomatology warranting a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative right inguinal hernia, healed scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101254
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding a compensable disability rating for post-operative right inguinal hernia, resulting in the dismissal of this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further evidentiary development due to additional medical records being added to the claim file.
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