Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for a painful laparoscopic abdominal scar and remanded the claim for service connection for ventral hernia secondary to the scar.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there was only one tender scar and no indication of instability. The Board also found that further development was needed regarding the etiology of the ventral hernia.
- Claimed conditions
- painful laparoscopic abdominal scar, ventral hernia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017087
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