The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an appendix condition and/or residuals of appendix removal as secondary to his service-connected inguinal hernia, finding that there is no medical evidence establishing a link between the current disability and the service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's appendectomy scar was not painful or aggravated by his service-connected inguinal hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- appendix condition, residuals of appendix removal
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22010380
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- Granted
The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that another remand is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's appendix condition and any residuals from his December 2015 appendectomy, as the April 2020 opinion was based on an inaccurate factual premise.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for residuals of appendix removal and gall bladder removal due to a lack of an examination regarding their etiology, as well as other procedural issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, diabetes, and removal of appendix due to lack of evidence or need for further examination. The claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for status post right hemicolectomy remains denied as new and material evidence has not been received.
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