The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his residual scar of right inguinal hernia repair have been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal, which was accepted by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- residual scar of right inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24019976
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent and a compensable disability rating for his painful residual scar of right inguinal hernia repair.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, especially residuals of lumbar strain, left and right knee chondromalacia, left and right ankle strains, and left and right foot plantar fasciitis with hallux valgus, preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board grants a TDIU.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his vocational rehabilitation records and Social Security Administration records. He also needs an updated VA examination.
- 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.
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