Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and ratings for inguinal hernia and related scars.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighs against the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, inguinal hernia, painful scar, status post hernia repair, associated with inguinal hernia, hernia repair scar associated with inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001255
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