The Veteran's loss of bladder sensation, attributed to a hernia repair during active service, is found to have been incurred in service and service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the Veteran experienced a loss of bladder sensation after a right inguinal hernia repair in September 1962. The private urologist's opinion supports this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair, loss of bladder sensation or sensory neurogenic bladder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1420081
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board finds that the Veteran's residuals of a right inguinal hernia repair are shown to have been incurred as a result of active service, and grants entitlement to service connection.
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