The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's hemorrhoids, finding that his symptoms more nearly approximate those required for such a rating. The claim for hepatitis C service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed severe hemorrhoid disability with persistent bleeding and other symptoms, which more closely approximated the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation than a 10 percent evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605041
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
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