The Board denied a compensable rating for the appellant's service-connected status post left inguinal herniorrhaphy, finding that there was no objective clinical confirmation of the criteria necessary for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7338.
The deciding factor: The medical and other evidence did not show any indication of poor scar nourishment or repeated ulceration, nor were there signs of limitation of motion of the upper or lower extremities or restriction of the spine attributable to the residual scarring associated with the herniorrhaphy.
- Claimed conditions
- status post left inguinal herniorrhaphy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0125658
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What this means for you
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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).
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