The Veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia, which is well supported by a truss and readily reducible, has been granted an initial rating of 20 percent prior to August 24, 2015.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows that the Veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia is small, postoperative, and recurrent, which meets the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7338. However, as he already has a separate rating for his scar, a higher rating was not granted.
- Claimed conditions
- inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127523
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for an inguinal hernia and remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, a skin condition, suspicious nevus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hernia, other than hiatal, specifically ventral, inguinal, and umbilical hernias, finding that the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected disabilities, was a substantial factor in causing these hernias.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lower back sprain, heart disease, cervical spine disorder, inguinal hernia, work stress (high anxiety), basal cell carcinoma of the nose, glaucoma, high blood pressure, digestive disorder, and hearing loss as there was no evidence of a current disability or an in-service event, injury, or illness related to these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
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