The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for a medical opinion that addresses all theories of entitlement, including direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examiner did not provide a medical nexus opinion for direct service connection despite the Veteran's contention that his current disability was directly due to heavy lifting and strenuous activity in service. The examination is deemed inadequate as it ignored evidence of record regarding toxic exposures and failed to address relevant medical literature.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25092171
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