The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected incisional scar related to his right inguinal hernia repair, finding that it is painful. The postoperative residuals of the hernia are not compensable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pain in the scar area was noted and supported by lay statements from him and a private physician, warranting a rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 for an unstable or painful scar.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia, Incisional scar related to a surgical repair of a right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 21, 2018
- Citation
- 1810840
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia and ilioinguinal nerve entrapment, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent. The service connection claim for left side inguinal hernia was referred to the AOJ.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia has been reopened and granted.,The Board finds that the Veteran's current disability, postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia, is related to his active service. The condition existed prior to service but worsened during in-service military training.
- Denied
The Board has denied an increased rating for the postoperative residuals of a right inguinal hernia, currently evaluated as 10 percent disabling, due to the veteran's easily reducible and well-supported hernia.
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