The Veteran's appeal of a compensable rating for his service-connected hemorrhoid disability is dismissed as the Veteran did not file an NOD. The Board finds that remand is required for further development on issues related to service connection and TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on a failure to provide adequate VA examinations, which are necessary for determining the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability and whether his migraine headache disability is secondary to his tinnitus disability. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the service connection issues.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoid disability, acquired psychiatric disability (including major depressive disorder, somatic symptom disorder, generalized anxiety disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24025181
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's hemorrhoid disability, finding that it began during her active duty and continues to persist since then.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral onychomycosis, as secondary to bilateral tinea pedis, while denying or remanding the other issues.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for tension headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoid disability and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
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