The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a compensable rating of 10 percent for postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia, based on his complaints of pain and functional impairment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows persistent pain in the area of the repaired hernia, which affects the veteran's ability to engage in ordinary activities including employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0302406
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,582 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and did not grant the extraschedular referral request for postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia and peripheral nerve disorder are not service-connected, as there is no evidence to support their onset or aggravation during service.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of right inguinal hernia and denied a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his postoperative right inguinal hernia was granted. The effective date of the total unemployability rating based on service-connected disabilities was set at February 11, 1992.
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