Partly granted
The Board denied the restoration of a 30 percent evaluation for a post-operative bilateral inguinal hernia and granted a 10 percent rating for migraine headaches, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the hernia rating was proper due to material improvement. The criteria for higher ratings were not met for the other conditions based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative bilateral inguinal hernia, migraine headaches, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, tender residual left inguinal hernia scar, thoracolumbar strain, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left ankle/lower leg strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018018
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