The Board has granted an earlier effective date of April 8, 2009 for the award of a 20 percent rating for hemorrhoids. The Veteran's AD and ED claims are being remanded due to new evidence.,TDIU was granted as of August 30, 2009, based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest date for an increased rating for hemorrhoids is April 8, 2009, based on medical records indicating persistent bleeding and secondary anemia since then.,TDIU was granted as of August 30, 2009, because the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Hemorrhoids, Adjustment Disorder (AD), Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20037781
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation of his hemorrhoids, so the case is dismissed.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 27, 2021 for the award of service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED). The GERD claim is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection of Erectile Dysfunction as it was fully granted prior to this decision. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for Hypertension.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of November 16, 2021 for the award of service connection for Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Depressive Disorder with Alcohol Use Disorder and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ.
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