The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a right inguinal hernia as there was no evidence showing an in-service injury or disease, and the Veteran's lay statements were not credible enough to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence showing an in-service injury or disease, and the Veteran's lay statements about having a hernia operation during service were not credible enough to establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129125
What this means for you
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