The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for unspecified nervous disability (claimed as schizophrenia) is denied. His claims for increased ratings for status post right inguinal herniorrhaphy, tender scar of right inguinal area, and left lower knee scar are also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified nervous disability (claimed as schizophrenia), status post right inguinal herniorrhaphy, tender scar of right inguinal area, status post herniorrhaphy, left lower knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18129855
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's service-connected status post right inguinal herniorrhaphy, asymptomatic. The evidence did not show any complaints or treatment related to this condition since the last VA examination in April 1993.
- Denied
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