The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination. The claim will be reconsidered after these issues are addressed.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and the need for a VA examination prevent a determination on the service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0933459
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU as his service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to obtain and/or secure substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a left inguinal hernia repair is not related to service and therefore denied his claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran is entitled to a compensable rating of 10 percent for residuals of a left inguinal hernia repair, as he has recurrent left scrotal pain and swelling requiring a belt.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appellant's appeals due to his withdrawal of all his appeals before the Board.
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