The Board has granted an increased (compensable) disability rating of 10% for hemorrhoids, finding that the veteran's symptoms more nearly approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows frequent recurrences of thrombosed and redundant tissue in the veteran's hemorrhoids, which aligns with the criteria for a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7336 (Hemorrhoids).
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing Loss, Vision Disorder, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0417849
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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