The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids as secondary to service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The remaining claims are pending further development and adjudication.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the medical opinion linking the Veteran's hemorrhoids to his service-connected IBS, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, left knee disorder, hemorrhoids, joint disability (claimed as fibromyalgia/ chronic fatigue syndrome), skin disability, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1030514
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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.
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- 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 remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, migraines, left and right knee disorders, and obstructive sleep apnea due to missing military records and inadequate examinations.
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