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.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that it was factually ascertainable that the veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities as of February 11, 1992.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of right inguinal hernia, Psychiatric disability (major depression)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0311223
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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