Granted
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for an increase in a mental disorder as a result of the March 2015 bilateral inguinal hernia surgery at the VAMC in Houston, Texas, is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran has an additional disability of an increase in his mental disorder that was proximately caused by the March 2015 bilateral inguinal surgery that was not reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- mental disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25015219
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