The Veteran's recurrent right inguinal hernia, post-operative and readily reducible, is rated at a 10 percent disability rating effective from February 22, 2007.
The deciding factor: The VA examination in May 2011 confirmed the presence of a scar as a residual of the right inguinal herniorrhaphy, which was assigned an initial 10 percent rating retroactively effective from May 6, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative right inguinal herniorrhaphy, recurrent right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1200543
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