The Board has granted service connection for bilateral inguinal hernias and bilateral plantar keratosis, effective March 15, 2010. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: The evidence was found to be in equipoise as to whether bilateral plantar keratosis began in service, and therefore granted service connection for that condition. The effective date for the grant of service connection for right epididymitis with hydrocele is set at March 15, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Inguinal Hernias, Bilateral Plantar Keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1752500
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- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral inguinal hernias were denied an initial compensable rating prior to May 1, 2019 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter. A temporary 100% rating was granted from September 18, 2019 to November 30, 2019 due to convalescence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further examination. The claims include multiple sclerosis, lumbar spine disability, and bilateral inguinal hernias.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA examinations and records to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions and whether he has a bilateral hand disability secondary to his service-connected autonomic neuropathy.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his active service, including exposure to toxins and contaminants. The claims for peripheral neuropathy, colon polyps, diabetes mellitus, neck tumor, abdominal hernia, bilateral inguinal hernias, and coronary artery disease have all been denied.
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