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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25030049
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Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for his inguinal hernia repair and associated scars has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to any decision being made.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal on the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 60 percent for CAD has been withdrawn and is dismissed. The appeals for hypertension and bilateral inguinal hernia repair are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a bilateral inguinal hernia repair are manifested by healed, non-tender, and non-adherent scar tissue. The Board finds that the current disability does not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher initial rating.
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