The Board denied an increased rating for postoperative residuals of right inguinal hernia and denied a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the assignment of higher ratings or entitlement to TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0822417
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to an increased rating for PTSD and did not grant the extraschedular referral request for postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia and peripheral nerve disorder are not service-connected, as there is no evidence to support their onset or aggravation during service.
- Granted
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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a compensable rating of 10 percent for postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia, based on his complaints of pain and functional impairment.
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