The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of anal fissures before April 6, 2010 was denied. The claim for a higher initial rating than 30 percent for residuals of anal fissures from April 6, 2010 is also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable or higher rating under the applicable Diagnostic Codes.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1335934
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's anal fissures are granted as secondary to his service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The initial rating for IBS is granted at 30 percent. The claim of service connection for hemorrhoids is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's appeal, finding that his character of discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits due to willful and persistent misconduct. The Board also found no compelling circumstances to mitigate this misconduct.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the cases of hemorrhoids and anal fissures, as they are inextricably intertwined. The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids are related to his active service.
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