The Board has determined that the veteran's hernia preexisted service and did not increase in severity during active duty, thus denying his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preexisting hernia was not aggravated by service as there were no complaints or findings of a hernia throughout active service and the assigned physical profiles upon induction and discharge from service supported the conclusion that there was no recurrence of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0303948
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