The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for external hemorrhoids and entitlement to TDIU based on service-connected disabilities, finding that his current condition does not warrant a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports did not support the veteran's claim of frequent bleeding or uncontrollable symptoms, which were described in correspondence from Dr. Marin.
- Claimed conditions
- External hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0505550
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations of his service-connected external hemorrhoids and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher evaluation for the hemorrhoids prior to September 15, 2016 or since then. For TDIU, the criteria were met as he had multiple service-connected disabilities but none alone rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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