The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected hemorrhoid condition, as the evidence did not show persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures.
The deciding factor: The deciding factor was that the Veteran's hemorrhoids did not meet the criteria for a 20 percent rating due to the absence of secondary anemia or fissures, and did not warrant a 10 percent rating as there was no evidence of large or thrombotic irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoid condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039570
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 713 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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