Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for status post hernia repair, finding that it is not related to his service-connected left ankle sprain or any other in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's hernia is more likely due to weakness in the abdominal muscles and not related to his left ankle sprain, as there was no evidence of a direct causal relationship between the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- status post hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016846
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