The Veteran's claim for service connection for cutaneous coccidioidomycosis was denied. The initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for external hemorrhoids prior to December 11, 2014, and from December 11, 2014, to December 11, 2015, were granted with a maximum schedular rating of 20 percent. The claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for external hemorrhoids from December 11, 2015, to August 24, 2020, was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of cutaneous coccidioidomycosis or residuals thereof. The VA examiner found no signs of anemia or fissures in the period prior to December 11, 2015, and noted persistent bleeding with fissures for one year.
- Claimed conditions
- cutaneous coccidioidomycosis, external hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071443
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