Hemorrhoids decisions — 2007

The veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids was denied.,A noncompensable rating was assigned for multiple lipomas. The current evaluation is 10%.,Prior to September 20, 2006, the veteran had a noncompensable rating for tinea versicolor. After that date, he received a 30% rating.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for laxity, lateral ligaments of the right ankle was denied. The effective date for his service connection for migraine headaches is March 6, 2000.

The veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and hemorrhoids, as well as the reopening of his hepatitis claim, were denied. His PTSD and shoulder disabilities received increased ratings.

The veteran's claims for service connection for equilibrium dysfunction, increased rating for hemorrhoids, and compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were denied. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of partial stomach removal is pending.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and right knee contusion injury, finding that neither condition warrants a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to unclear evidence of his employability status and the need for a VA examination to assess his current employment capacity.

The Board found that the veteran's hemorrhoids are characterized as mild and easily treatable with over-the-counter medication, resulting in a noncompensable disability rating.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and gastritis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the current manifestations of these conditions.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected hemorrhoids, currently rated at 10 percent.

The veteran's appeals for increased ratings in various service-connected disabilities were denied. The right knee disability was rated at 10 percent prior to November 12, 2004 and 30 percent from January 1, 2006. Other conditions had their respective ratings either unchanged or not addressed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back pain, sinusitis and bronchitis, as well as his requests for compensable ratings for left knee disability and hemorrhoids. The Board also found that there was no evidence of a nexus between any current disabilities and service.

The VA has granted the veteran's initial evaluations for hemorrhoids and inguinal hernias, with a 10 percent evaluation assigned from October 28, 1994, through April 16, 2004, and a 20 percent evaluation thereafter. No new evidence or changes in service connection theory were presented.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected prostatitis and hemorrhoids, finding that neither condition warranted a higher rating based on current evidence of record.

The Board found no evidence linking Hepatitis C to service and denied the claim. The compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the complications of a February 1999 VA surgery was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and compensable ratings for otitis media, hemorrhoids, sprain/strain of the right ankle, and sprain/strain of the left ankle. The evidence did not show current disabilities or sufficient medical support to grant these claims.

The veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are currently rated at 10 percent from June 22, 2006 onward.,The veteran is not entitled to a rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected hemorrhoids.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations and the retrieval of medical records.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected gastritis and did not address his claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral strain with a history of herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current hemorrhoids and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his lumbar spine disability and migraine headaches, service connection for hemorrhoids and eye disability, and special monthly compensation based on need for regular aid and attendance were denied. The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.