The Veteran's initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids is denied. The Board finds that the Veteran's hemorrhoid disability has not been manifested by large or thrombotic, irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue, evidencing frequent recurrences since November 25, 2005.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hemorrhoid disability has been described as mild, medium, and moderate; reducible; and without excessive redundant tissue. By the Veteran's report, he only had four recurrences per year. While the March 2013 examiner did not specify whether the hemorrhoids were irreducible, they were not large or thrombotic at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemorrhoids, Left Ear Hearing Loss, Bilateral Pes Planus with Multiple Plantar Warts and Calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1525064
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