The Veteran's right inguinal hernia and umbilical hernia are related to service, and the claim for service connection is granted. The Veteran's chronic asthmatic bronchitis does not warrant a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: VA medical records show that the Veteran had right inguinal and umbilical hernias in December 2003 which were repaired. A VA examiner opined that it was at least as likely as not that these hernias are related to his heavy lifting during service, even though they were not detected until 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Asthmatic Bronchitis, Right Inguinal Hernia and Umbilical Hernia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0940794
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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