The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for service-connected bilateral hernia repair and associated residuals, to include residual scarring and right ilio-inguinal neuralgia, are denied. The Veteran does not have scars that meet the criteria for a higher rating under VA's schedular guidelines.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not show three or four unstable or painful scars, nor does it show a scar covering an area of at least 12 square inches, which would be required to warrant a higher rating for residual scarring. The Veteran's bilateral hernias and associated residuals have been rated based on their current severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual Scarring, Bilateral Inguinal Hernias (postoperative repair), Right Ilio-Inguinal Neuralgia (postoperative repair)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1627666
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