The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hiatal hernia and residuals of removal of colon polyps do not warrant increased ratings under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of greater disability than is recognized by the current noncompensable evaluations for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Hiatal hernia, Residuals of removal of colon polyps
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0601772
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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