The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable disability rating for a right inguinal hernia and residuals thereof, as well as for surgical abdominal scars (as a residual of surgery to repair right inguinal hernia), based on the evidence not supporting a more severe condition than noncompensable.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's disability picture for his right inguinal hernia and associated scarring more nearly approximated conditions warranting a compensable rating under applicable VA criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- right inguinal hernia, surgical abdominal scars (as a residual of surgery to repair right inguinal hernia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055354
What this means for you
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