The Board remands the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for complications after bilateral inguinal hernia repair surgery to ensure proper informed consent was obtained.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a full copy of the informed consent signed in June 2012, or any other consent document related to the July 2012 bilateral inguinal hernia repair surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bilateral inguinal hernia repair
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25030049
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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