The veteran does not have hemorrhoids with anal fissure that are attributable to his honorable periods of active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence in the service medical records documenting a diagnosis or treatment for hemorrhoids or an anal fissure, and the veteran's statements regarding in-service treatment are inconsistent with the available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids with anal fissure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0900737
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 60 percent rating for hemorrhoids with anal fissure from August 22, 2013, to August 14, 2014.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including Crohn's disease and its related complications, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including his cervical spine and headaches, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since January 1, 2010. The Board has determined that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these disabilities preclude employment, thus granting TDIU.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied due to failure to report for VA examinations.
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