The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ventral hernia, postoperative and lumbar DJD as there is no evidence that these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses of ventral hernia, postoperative and lumbar DJD are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Ventral hernia, postoperative, Lumbar degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20062325
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