The Veteran's right inguinal hernia scar is rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds no basis for a compensable rating.,The claim for service connection for ilioinguinal nerve entrapment is remanded due to insufficient medical opinion regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the right inguinal hernia scar meets the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7802.,The VA clinician's opinion did not address the etiology of the ilioinguinal nerve entrapment, and there is insufficient information to determine if it is related to service-connected conditions or caused by them.
- Claimed conditions
- Right inguinal hernia scar, Ilioinguinal nerve entrapment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24055788
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What this means for you
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