The Veteran's claim for service connection for anal fissures and a left leg disability was granted with an effective date of February 3, 2001. The rating for hemorrhoids has been increased to 20 percent since August 12, 2016.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence shows that the Veteran's anal fissures and hemorrhoids have manifested as persistent bleeding with fissures since August 12, 2016, warranting a rating of 20 percent under DC 7336.
- Claimed conditions
- anal fissures, hematoma left anterior/medial proximal tibia (left leg disability), type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147642
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for vertigo, itchy eyes, stuffy nose, and nasal congestion, coughing, anal bleeding, and anal fissures on a direct basis. A 30 percent rating was also granted for cervical spine degenerative disc disease.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, HIV, CHF, GERD, herpes, a pulmonary disability, headaches, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus to service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, colon cancer, and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss to secure additional evidence.
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