The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for his right hamstring strain, inguinal hernia with surgical repair and residual scar. The preponderance of evidence is against a finding of current disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is no current disability characterized by hamstring pain or an active inguinal hernia that can be linked to the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- Inguinal hernia with surgical repair and residual scar, Right hamstring strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19108645
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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