The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for abdominal hernia, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether her condition is related to active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's reports of continuous abdominal pain symptoms since service are credible and supported by private treatment records, creating a reasonable doubt in favor of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2022
- Citation
- A22022841
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