The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for post-surgical incisional hernia repair, service connection for PTSD, and service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not warrant a higher rating than noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence showed intermittent discomfort with reducible small hernia but without the need for use of a supporting belt, which more nearly approximated the criteria for a noncompensable rating. The Veteran's PTSD and diabetes mellitus claims were denied as there was no current diagnosis or service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-surgical incisional hernia repair, Diabetes mellitus, type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1202457
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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).
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