Hemorrhoids decisions — 2004

The Board has granted a disability rating of 20 percent for residuals of hemorrhoidectomy, effective from the date of the claim. The condition is manifested by persistent bleeding and secondary anemia.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current hemorrhoids to his military service. The VA denied his claim for increased rating of a disfiguring scar, status-post basal cell carcinoma removal, lower lip and chin with retraction of the lower lip as there was no current disability.

The veteran's service connection claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae is granted.,His cervical strain and hemorrhoids issues remain in appellate status with the issue of a higher rating for cervical strain being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for further examination. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran's sinusitis and hemorrhoids do not warrant a rating in excess of their current evaluations, as they are rated at the maximum available under VA regulations.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for arteriosclerosis, bilateral hearing loss, and hemorrhoids.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including verification of service records, obtaining VA and private treatment records, and issuing a statement of the case on the issue of service connection for a psychiatric disorder to include PTSD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the inaudibility of his Travel Board hearing recording, and he has requested another hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the new hearing.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and multiple shell fragment wounds, render him in need of regular aid and attendance due to his severe physical and mental incapacity.

The veteran is seeking a higher initial rating for his service-connected residuals of anal fissure, currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The RO will conduct further examination and obtain any relevant medical records to determine the current severity of his disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left hip condition claimed as secondary to her right calf scar. The RO also denied an increased rating for her right calf scar and service connection for hemorrhoids.

The veteran's varicose veins in the right leg are currently rated as noncompensable, and his hemorrhoids are also rated as noncompensable. The VA denied a combined evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids were granted a 10% initial rating effective January 16, 2003. The condition was characterized by large or thrombotic external hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue and frequent recurrences.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions do not have a direct or secondary relationship to service, and thus denied his claims.

The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his service-connected status post hemorrhoidectomy, currently rated as 30 percent disabling.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for hemorrhoids, and that the earliest effective date for service connection of residuals of left knee injury was August 21, 1990, and for left trochanter bursitis was June 6, 1989.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's hemorrhoids and instability of the ulnar collateral ligament of the left first metacarpal phalangeal joint, but assigned noncompensable evaluations.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right ankle sprain, left ankle disability, plantar fasciitis, hemorrhoids, and gastrointestinal disorder. The veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing chronic disabilities in service or continuity of symptoms since service.,Service connection was also denied for hypertension as there was no diagnosis of the condition during service or at any point after service.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation of low back strain and service connection for internal hemorrhoids are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD, a higher rating for residuals of fracture of the left ulna, and denied reopening claims for hypertension and hemorrhoids.