Hemorrhoids decisions — 2008

The Board found that the veteran's lumbar back disability did not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating greater than 10 percent from December 29, 2000 to September 26, 2003 and denied her claim. The Board also found no evidence of a compensable rating for her hemorrhoids.

The VA determined that the veteran's hemorrhoids with associated anemia did not meet criteria for a higher evaluation, as his hemoglobin levels were consistently above 7 gm/100ml and he did not exhibit severe symptoms such as dyspnea on mild exertion or high output congestive heart failure.

The veteran's combined rating for service-connected disabilities is 60%, which does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of unemployability due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board finds that the appellant's service-connected hemorrhoids do not warrant a compensable disability rating under any applicable diagnostic code.

The veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder/PTSD, rated at 70 percent disabling, has prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his psychiatric disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for a frozen left shoulder before the Board could make a decision. The case is now ready to be dismissed.

The veteran's claims for increased initial disability ratings for sinusitis, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and a scar resulting from excision of a left axillary mass were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for any compensable rating under VA regulations.

The Board has ordered the case to be remanded for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for residuals of a hemorrhoidectomy was denied.,Service connection for residuals of a left ankle sprain was granted with an effective date of March 18, 2002. The veteran requested an earlier effective date but the appeal is not on this issue.,The veteran's claim to reopen service connection for PTSD was denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids do not warrant a compensable disability rating, and his claim for secondary service connection for nausea is denied.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and impairment of sphincter control was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The veteran's request for a video conference hearing before the Board has been granted, and his case is now remanded to the RO.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for sinus bradycardia with right bundle branch block and hemorrhoids, as well as his claim for service connection for an inguinal hernia. The VA examinations indicated that the veteran's conditions were not related to his military service.,The VA also noted that there was no evidence of any interference with employment status or hospitalization due to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have hemorrhoids as a result of his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The veteran's claim for service connection for cardiopulmonary disease was denied. The RO also determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased rating for his GERD, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, degenerative joint diseases of the knees, costochondritis, tinnitus, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prostate and hemorrhoids, as well as an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for glaucoma. The effective date for TDIU was not granted earlier than December 15, 2000.

The Board granted an effective date of December 9, 2008 for the grant of a 30 percent disability rating for allergic rhinitis secondary to service-connected pansinusitis. The appeal for internal hemorrhoids and anal fissure was also granted with respective effective dates.

The veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids were rated at 20 percent effective November 1, 2004.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a TDIU rating, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not meet the criteria for such a rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder, hemorrhoids, and fungus of hands and feet have been denied as there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.