The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to February 5, 2010 for the grant of service connection for right inguinal hernia disability was denied as there is no indication that he filed a specific claim for this condition prior to his separation from service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a specific claim for residuals of right inguinal hernia prior to February 5, 2010, the date of receipt of his original claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right inguinal hernia disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1549270
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records, especially those from the Jackson VAMC and St. Dominic Hospital, as well as SSA records. The Veteran will also be scheduled for a VA examination to assess his service-connected inguinal hernia disabilities.
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