The Board has granted a 30 percent schedular rating for an inguinal hernia from December 13, 2017. The Veteran's scar from the inguinal hernia repair surgery is rated at 10 percent effective June 21, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s inguinal hernia met the criteria for a 30 percent rating beginning December 13, 2017. The scar from the inguinal hernia repair surgery was rated at 10 percent effective June 21, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- inguinal hernia, scar from inguinal hernia repair surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167450
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- 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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