The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for an inguinal hernia. The VA medical opinion was not adequate and further development is required.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider all relevant factors, including the Veteran's in-service trauma and exposure to herbicides, when providing a negative opinion on the relationship between the inguinal hernia and service.
- Claimed conditions
- inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20078544
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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