Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for ventral hernia and remanded claims for service connection for depression, increased rating for panulcerative colitis with resection of large intestines, and a compensable rating for abdominal scars.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ventral hernia does not warrant a compensable disability rating under either the new or old criteria. New evidence has been received that is relevant to the issue of service connection for depression, necessitating readjudication.
- Claimed conditions
- ventral hernia, depression, panulcerative colitis with resection of large intestines (claimed as digestive issues), abdominal scars
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019303
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