Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for a retrospective opinion on the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected ventral hernia from October 2016 to February 2022, as well as to ensure an adequate record is made.
The deciding factor: The examination report did not substantially comply with the Board's remand directives, specifically regarding eliciting statements from the Veteran concerning the severity of his disability during the specified period.
- Claimed conditions
- ventral hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25001925
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