The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids have been granted. The Veteran's hypertension and scar of the right leg are denied, but his bilateral hearing loss is rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current hypertension was not related to service due to a long delay between onset and service, and lack of direct evidence linking it to service. The hemorrhoids were linked to sexual assault during service. The scar of the right leg is rated at 10 percent as there are no unstable or painful scars meeting the criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, hemorrhoids, scar of the right leg, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21003014
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