The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left inguinal scar, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and noting that the Veteran refused to undergo an examination. The preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a left inguinal hernia repair during service but has not provided any evidence of a current disabling scar related to this surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left inguinal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1135448
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- Granted
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- Denied
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