The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of hernia surgery and painful scar residual, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his time in service.
The deciding factor: There is no clinical evidence to support the Veteran’s contentions that his hernia condition with painful scarring is related to his time in-service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of hernia surgery, painful scar residual
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159079
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