The Veteran's status post ventral hernia repair is asymptomatic and does not require a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hernia is currently asymptomatic and does not meet the criteria for any higher rating under VA schedular guidelines.
- Claimed conditions
- status post ventral hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1418339
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for both his right foot metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint scar and status post ventral hernia repair, as the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims, including those for increased ratings and service connection. The issues include right knee disability, duodenal ulcer, allergic rhinitis with laryngopharyngitis, scar of the right posterior thigh, sinusitis, residuals of a positive purified protein derivative (PPD) test, status post ventral hernia repair, temporary total evaluations, and TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for left true vocal cord paresis and has remanded the issue of a rating in excess of 30 percent for status post ventral hernia repair.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from February 16, 2016, to September 10, 2017. The TDIU is granted during this period and the appeal for a temporary total evaluation due to hernia repair is remanded.
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