The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shrapnel wound and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional disability as residuals of an August 1994 left hernia repair, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence to establish service connection or entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a shrapnel wound, left ilioinguinal nerve injury, left iliohypogastric nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1621523
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What this means for you
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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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