The Board found that the Veteran's left inguinal hernia with scar was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: The August 2011 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hernia was less likely than not related to his period of ACDUTRA, based on the absence of any hernias noted during pre-service examinations and post-service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- left inguinal hernia with scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1229277
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