The Veteran's recurrent left inguinal hernia and scar and nerve injury from the hernia repair are currently rated at 10 percent. The Board has remanded these issues for further action.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating for either condition, as they do not meet the criteria for more severe disability ratings under applicable VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent left inguinal hernia, Scar and nerve injury from left inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22039939
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for recurrent left inguinal hernia was denied. However, the Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for his scar and nerve injury from left inguinal hernia repair effective December 8, 2008.
- Granted
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected recurrent left inguinal hernia and left inguinal hernia scar with nerve entrapment warrant a 10 percent disability rating each, as there is no evidence of recurrence or unoperated irremediable hernias.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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