The Board granted an effective date of November 17, 2000 for service connection and a noncompensable rating from November 17, 2000 to June 14, 2001. The Veteran's current condition warrants a 40% rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report indicated that the Veteran's hernia was manifested by a football-shaped protrusion that is tender and painful despite wearing of a supportive device, indicating it most closely approximates a large hernia not well supported by a belt under ordinary conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- epigastric hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1117733
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a cervical spine disability, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, an epigastric hernia, erectile dysfunction (claimed as sexual dysfunction), an acquired psychiatric disability, and a lumbar spine disability due to new and relevant evidence having been received.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an epigastric hernia and remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a right foot disability, and a left foot disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for breathing problems, neck disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, ulcerative colitis, pre-cancer of the colon (claimed as colon cancer), headaches, epigastric hernia, and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient evidence.
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