The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an abdominal disability, a right lower quadrant scar, and an umbilical scar. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or aggravated during his periods of active service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that the current abdominal disabilities did not have their onset in service and were not related to any injuries sustained during service, including the surgeries performed for hernia issues. The right lower quadrant scar was found to have clearly and unmistakably existed prior to his second period of service and had not been aggravated by it.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal disability, right lower quadrant scar, umbilical scar
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065484
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