The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative left inguinal hernia does not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7338, as there is no evidence of recurrence or new symptoms warranting such an increase. The current 10 percent rating adequately reflects the veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the veteran does not have a recurrent inguinal hernia and his complaints are better addressed by other diagnostic codes or through separate claims for secondary conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative left inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0429334
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- Denied
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