The Board has granted an effective date of February 21, 2011, but no earlier, for a 20 percent rating for hemorrhoids. The Veteran's anxiety disorder claim is remanded as the VA examination and opinion are needed to address the etiology of his current psychiatric disabilities.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity of the Veteran's hemorrhoids was factually ascertainable within one year prior to receipt of his February 21, 2012 increased rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemorrhoids, Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1820157
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