The Veteran's hemorrhoids were granted a 10% disability rating for the period prior to November 3, 2019 and a 10% disability rating thereafter.,The Veteran's residuals of frostbite of the right foot were granted a 30% disability rating for the period prior to November 3, 2019 and a 30% disability rating thereafter. The Veteran's residuals of frostbite of the left foot were also granted a 30% disability rating for the same periods.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was denied an increased disability rating prior to November 21, 2019 but granted a 30% disability rating since that date.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the medical evidence and application of the applicable VA rating criteria for each condition.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Hemorrhoids"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Frostbite of Right Foot"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of Frostbite of Left Foot"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Hearing Loss"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20072811
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.
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