The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected hemorrhoids, finding that her symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7336.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show persistent bleeding and secondary anemia with fissures, which are required for a higher rating under DC 7336. The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated large or thrombotic, irreducible hemorrhoids with frequent recurrence.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19105636
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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