The Board finds that the Veteran's status post right inguinal hernia repair disability is etiologically related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is at least in relative equipoise with respect to whether the Veteran's status post right inguinal hernia repair disability manifested during, or is otherwise etiologically related to, his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1757565
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for status post right inguinal hernia repair and scar, status post right inguinal hernia repair.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including ratings for his right inguinal hernia repair and ankle strain. The Veteran also requested a TDIU rating due to his psychiatric disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 5, 2012.
- Granted
The Veteran's spouse, B., was added as his dependent to his award of VA disability compensation effective April 27, 2010. The Board found that an earlier effective date is warranted due to the submission of a claim for recognition of B. as his dependent in April 1992 and all required information being submitted by May 1992.
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