Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected right postoperative indirect inguinal hernia prior to June 30, 2017, but denied higher ratings and TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right inguinal hernia was found to be small and operable until September 2018, when it became large. However, the Veteran refused surgical intervention, which precluded a rating higher than 30 percent prior to January 28, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- right postoperative indirect inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25013331
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