The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hernias for additional development, including obtaining an adequate VA opinion.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 VA examiner's opinion is based on a factually inaccurate predicate that the available records fail to show any event, injury, or condition during service that would result in the bilateral inguinal hernias. The Board finds this opinion inadequate for adjudication purposes and remand necessary.
- Claimed conditions
- left hernia, right hernia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017493
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