The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids and denied reopening of the claim for chronic liver disease as secondary to service-connected hepatitis. The rating for residuals of duodenal ulcer was also denied, but a new rating of 40 percent for varicose veins of the right lower extremity was granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support service connection for hemorrhoids or reopening the claim for chronic liver disease as secondary to service-connected hepatitis. The criteria for an increased rating for residuals of duodenal ulcer were met, but no new rating was assigned due to lack of a specific request in the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, chronic liver disease, duodenal ulcer, maxillary sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0303870
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- 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.
- Granted
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