The Veteran's bilateral hernia repair scars are currently assigned a noncompensable disability rating, and the Board finds that this is not warranted based on the evidence of record. The Veteran has been provided with adequate notice under VCAA.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support an initial compensable rating for the service-connected bilateral hernia repair scars as there are no findings of deep or nonlinear scars, painful or unstable scars, or other disabling effects that would warrant a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hernia repair scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1614689
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