The Board has granted a 10% evaluation for the laceration scar of the left hand disability, but denied an increased rating for the hemorrhoid disability. The issue regarding the residuals of an incision and drainage of a subdermal cyst is pending as it was not properly addressed in the previous decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected laceration scar resulted in loss of pain and touch sensation, which warranted a 10% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8516. The issue regarding the hemorrhoid disability remains unresolved due to improper procedural steps in the prior rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemorrhoid disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0104879
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- Granted
The Veteran meets the schedular requirements for a TDIU rating and has been unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities, including his generalized anxiety disorder with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), back disability, shoulder disability, headache disability, and hemorrhoid disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran disagrees with the amount of compensation he received for a retroactive increase in his hemorrhoid disability rating from 0 to 20 percent, effective September 30, 2010. The RO has not addressed this issue and must provide a Statement of the Case (SOC) addressing it.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, ulcer condition (likely GERD), hemorrhoid disability, and bilateral tinea pedis due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service. The Veteran is entitled to a VA examination and medical opinion.
- Denied
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