The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his painful surgical scar of the right groin, residual inguinal hernia repair is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his right groin, residual inguinal hernia repair is denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted.,The Veteran's service connection claim for OSA is remanded.,The Veteran's separate rating claim for chronic pain syndrome is remanded.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 or 7805.,There are no other disabling effects not considered in a rating provided under Diagnostic Codes 7800-04 for the right inguinal hernia repair scar.,The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment.,The examiner must clarify whether the Veteran’s symptoms of 'seeing shadows out of the corner of his eye' are hallucinations or delusions, and provide a more detailed opinion on the relationship between OSA and PTSD.,A remand is required to determine if the Veteran's chronic pain syndrome is separate from his service-connected PTSD or OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- Painful surgical scar of the right groin, residual inguinal hernia repair, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with chronic pain syndrome, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- A20019073
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