The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right inguinal hernia, chronic bilateral foot disorder (claimed as bunion/hallux valgus), bilateral cataracts, bilateral glaucoma, and benign bilateral adrenal neoplasms due to lack of current disability evidence.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence did not establish the presence of a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions at any time during the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Right inguinal hernia, Chronic bilateral foot disorder (claimed as bunion/hallux valgus), Bilateral cataracts, Bilateral glaucoma, Benign bilateral adrenal neoplasms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1200992
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's right inguinal hernia repair due to lack of evidence of recurrent or disabling symptoms.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, including cataracts and a choroidal nevus affecting the left eye, is not attributable to active military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right inguinal hernia, finding that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including inadequate VA examinations and ineffective assignment of an effective date. A new VA examination is required to assess the current severity of his service-connected bilateral dry eye syndrome and cataracts, with a focus on whether a separate compensable rating for dry eye syndrome is warranted.
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