The Veteran's inguinal hernia and cardiac disability have been granted service connection, while a rating of 30 percent for diverticulitis has also been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service presentations and symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Inguinal hernia, Cardiac disability, Diverticulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22012009
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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