The Board has granted a 10 percent evaluation for the veteran's residuals of right inguinal hernia repair with entrapment of the ilio-inguinal nerve, finding that this impairment is severe.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that the service-connected residuals were manifested by symptomatic entrapment of the ilio-inguinal nerve and that the degree of impairment was severe.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, right inguinal hernia repair, superficial cutaneous nerve entrapment, ilio-inguinal nerve entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0723916
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's ilio-inguinal nerve entrapment and associated symptoms have been rated as moderate incomplete paralysis, warranting a 10% evaluation. The current evidence does not support an increase in the rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, ilio-inguinal nerve entrapment, and left herniorrhaphy scar disabilities have improved to the point that a restoration of their respective ratings is warranted.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for a new videoconference Board hearing. The original issues of entitlement to compensable ratings for ilio-inguinal nerve entrapment and cervical strain remain on appeal.
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