The Board has granted an earlier effective date of August 23, 1996 for the grant of service connection for the residuals of a recurrent right inguinal hernia, postoperative.
The deciding factor: The new and material evidence (morning reports) showed that a preexisting hernia disorder was aggravated in service.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0524040
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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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