The Veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia is rated at 20 percent, but the Board found that it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it is reducible and supported by truss.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate the hernia was not readily reducible or not supported by a truss.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- A19002597
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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