Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hemorrhoids and a rating in excess of 70 percent for service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the criteria for the higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25004589
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