The Board denied the Veteran's claim of reopening his previously denied claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for nerve damage as a result of a hernia operation, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented since the previous denial did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim due to the known groin pain at the time of the initial surgery in 1995 and the lack of fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage as a result of a hernia operation
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1008363
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What this means for you
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