The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids and remanded the claims for depression, anxiety, a right-hand disability, and a right forearm disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran's hemorrhoids onset in service. The psychiatric claims were remanded due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, depression, anxiety, right-hand disability, right forearm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034674
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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