The Board finds that the Veteran's inguinal hernia, with ilioinguinal neuralgia, does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent under the applicable VA Rating Schedule. The evidence shows recurrent complaints of pain but no current evidence of an inguinal hernia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran currently has symptoms consistent with ilioinguinal neuralgia and right leg disability, but does not have a small, post-operative recurrent hernia that is not readily reducible as required for a higher rating under DC 7338.
- Claimed conditions
- iliounginal neuralgia, ilioinguinal entrapment
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1302261
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