The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for status post hernia repair and scar due to hernia repair are being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of the evidence received since the last rating decision.
The deciding factor: Additional pertinent evidence was received after the issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) but prior to certification to the Board. Further examination is needed as well as consideration of new evidence in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- status post hernia repair, scar due to hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1209481
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's status post hernia repair, effective from January 30, 2002. The issue of service connection for gastritis was also addressed and resolved in favor of the veteran.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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