The veteran's PTSD is rated at 50 percent, and his hemorrhoids are rated at 10 percent. Both conditions meet the criteria for their respective ratings.
The deciding factor: PTSD symptoms include circumstantial speech, impairment of short and long-term memory, disturbances of motivation and mood, and difficulty in establishing effective social relationships, which align with the criteria for a 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 9411. Hemorrhoids are rated based on their manifestations, including two large external hemorrhoids and one non-thrombosed internal hemorrhoid.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0202464
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70 percent rating prior to March 7, 2022, while other claims were denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and tinnitus.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and GAD, as well as tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of increased rating for back disability, service connection for sleep apnea, left heel, and hemorrhoids, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to August 1, 2025, for additional development.
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