The Board granted service connection for a left inguinal groin disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the private medical opinion that the Veteran's military service triggered his left inguinal groin disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left inguinal groin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25006113
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 899 · Granted: 45% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left inguinal groin disability and obstructive sleep apnea due to incomplete development. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for his left inguinal groin disability as there is no evidence of a current disability related to an in-service injury or event, nor is it at least as likely as not related to any etiology. For the obstructive sleep apnea claim, additional examination and opinion are needed regarding whether it had its onset during service, is secondary to his service-connected disabilities (including obesity), and if so, whether it would have occurred without the service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions and inapplicability of certain theories of service connection.
- Denied
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- 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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