The Board found that the Veteran's left inguinal hernia was aggravated during service and granted service connection for residuals of a left inguinal hernia. The upper back disorder is not considered to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not resolve this issue without resort to mere speculation, but based on the veteran's report of symptoms, it could be due to residual of hernia repair or natural progression of condition related to events as reported by the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left inguinal hernia, upper back disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0933835
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and upper back disorders require further examination to determine their etiology.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a low back disorder but denied service connection for an upper back disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for anxiety, depression, headaches, a neck disorder, an upper back disorder, a lower back disorder, and a left arm disorder as there was no evidence of current disabilities during the appeal period.
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