The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for service-connected internal or external hemorrhoids, effective from May 1, 2024.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show overall sustained material improvement of the Veteran's service-connected internal or external hemorrhoids, thus the reduction was improper.
- Claimed conditions
- internal or external hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038122
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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