The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current disabilities of hemorrhoids, right shoulder impingement with arthritis, or benign prostatic hypertrophy to support service connection claims. As a result, these claims are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence of any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, right shoulder impingement with arthritis, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0118656
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and benign prostatic hypertrophy for further development of evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids, which fully satisfies the Veteran's appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for vertigo, incontinence, and GERD due to the lack of evidence supporting current diagnoses. The claims for hematuria and hemorrhoids were remanded for further development.
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