The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for ileoinguinal nerve injury, finding that the Veteran's disability was not proximately caused by VA care and did not result from a fault on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The March 2015 VA examiner found that the ileoinguinal nerve damage was not caused by VA care or negligence, but rather was a known risk factor for inguinal hernia repair.
- Claimed conditions
- ileoinguinal nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125372
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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