The Veteran's initial compensable rating for external hemorrhoids and his initial rating higher than 10 percent for a low back disability were both denied. The appeal is based on the severity of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the need for a higher or compensable rating for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- external hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1020158
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable rating for external hemorrhoids and remanded the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased the rating for major depressive disorder to 50 percent, while denying increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, and external hemorrhoids.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected external hemorrhoids as the evidence did not support a finding of large, thrombotic, or irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue or frequent recurrences.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for external hemorrhoids due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional development of the record.
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