The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of anal fissure, to include skin tags. The RO had previously granted service connection for these conditions in December 1997.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records did not show any significant impairment warranting a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7336.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissure, skin tags
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618088
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate examination to address the nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected anal fissure (also claimed as proctalgia fugax, prolonged painful rectum spasms).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bowel condition, including GERD, colon polyps, colon diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and anal fissure, to determine if these conditions are aggravated by service-connected diabetes with obesity as an intermediate step.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ear and right ear chronic otitis externa with cerumen impaction, but denied service connection for skin tags. The Board also denied increased ratings for the veteran's knee disabilities.
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