The Board denied the Veteran's claim for dependency and indemnity compensation due to lack of evidence showing service-connected disability contributed to his death. The pension claim was also denied as the Veteran did not serve during a period of war.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served from August 1955 to August 1958, which does not overlap with any defined periods of war.
- Claimed conditions
- right inguinal hernia post-operative residuals, left varicocelectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19131412
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The Board has determined that the criteria for a 10 percent rating, but no more, have been met for residuals of left varicocelectomy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his inguinal hernia and varicocelectomy. The RO must obtain relevant medical records, conduct a VA examination if necessary, and then readjudicate the claims.
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