Hemorrhoids decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hemorrhoids are related to his active military service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while sufficient to meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU, do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a knot in the groin area was granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for chest pain, swollen tonsils, sinus disorder and left shoulder disorder were denied.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are currently assigned a noncompensable disability evaluation, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a compensable initial rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete information and need for additional examinations. The appeal is currently pending further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right wrist disorder, right knee disorder, right foot disorder (including arthritis), back disorder (including arthritis), bilateral hearing loss, fungus infections of the ears, residuals of a perforated left eardrum, tonsillitis, spot on the left lung, or hemorrhoids. The skin condition is also denied.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are manifested by occasional bleeding, but do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as they do not involve large or thrombotic hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue or frequent recurrences.

The Veteran's claim for a gastrointestinal disability other than GERD, to include as secondary to her service-connected loss of uterus and both ovaries, is being remanded due to the need for further examination and opinion.

The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected hemorrhoids warrant a 10 percent evaluation prior to June 9, 2009.

The Veteran's service-connected endometriosis is rated at 10 percent, and her service-connected hemorrhoids are not shown to warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran's internal hemorrhoids are currently manifested by mild symptoms, but do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under VA rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to determine if the Veteran's service-connected conditions, specifically hemorrhoids and ventral hernia, render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's depression, headaches, TMJ syndrome, and hemorrhoids have been rated based on their severity. The total hysterectomy is rated at the maximum available rating of 50 percent.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the inadequacy of a VA examination report and the need for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar strain and hemorrhoids did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment prior to December 15, 2010.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable on an extraschedular basis, as his combined rating is at least 40% and he has the ability to engage in sedentary employment.

The Veteran's combined rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a). The VA examiner found that his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and left knee chondromalacia patella with subluxation have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in November 2012.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board is remanding the case to provide proper VCAA notice and to review all submitted evidence since the last supplemental statement of the case. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her father's death will be reconsidered.