The Veteran's inguinal hernia was initially manifested during service and is granted service connection. The Veteran's jungle rot of the feet and numbness in the left ear/face are remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on credible report of symptoms during service and asymptomatic nature of the disability at initial diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of inguinal hernia repair, jungle rot, feet, numbness left ear, side of face
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171632
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of inguinal hernia repair due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an appropriate VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Denied
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