The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a disorder manifested by rectal bleeding, to include perirectal fissure and psychiatric disorders. The claim of reopening his heart disease was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current diagnoses to service or any presumptive exposure basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Rectal bleeding, Perirectal fissure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1543797
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, rectal bleeding, erectile dysfunction, a gastrointestinal disability, and headache disability. The denial was based on the lack of probative evidence supporting a current disability or a link to active military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for radiation proctitis prior to April 16, 2016 and higher than 10 percent thereafter is denied. A separate 20 percent rating for rectal bleeding associated with radiation proctitis is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are being remanded due to missing records and the need to reconstruct the record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and development to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including PTSD, hypertension, and rectal bleeding. The claims will be reviewed based on the results.
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