Hemorrhoids decisions — 2015

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's claims for a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence and TDIU were denied, as the claim for a temporary total evaluation was not timely filed. The July 2007 rating decision assigning a 10 percent disability rating for his back disability was found to be correct in both fact and law.

The Veteran's back disability is found to be service-connected. The claim for sleep apnea was denied as there is no evidence that it began in service or is related to service. The issue of a compensable rating for hemorrhoids has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids was denied, and his earlier effective date claim for additional compensation benefits for a dependent spouse is pending.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids was granted prior to April 19, 2013. From that date until the present, he is entitled to a 10 percent evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to a request for the dismissal of all issues by his representative.

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

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids has been granted, with a current evaluation of 10 percent. The other issues remain unresolved.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and need for further examination. Service connection will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of cervical spine strain and paranoid schizophrenia, but finds no current disability that can be related to service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hemorrhoids was granted. The Board also found that the Veteran's lumbosacral degenerative disc disease warranted a 10% evaluation since August 4, 2008.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids has been reopened and granted. Service connection for a diverticulum of the esophagus is also granted as secondary to his service-connected GERD with esophageal stricture requiring dilatation. The rating for GERD remains at 30 percent.

The Veteran's death was found to be caused by diabetes and its complications, which were presumed related to his service in the Republic of Vietnam. The appellant is not eligible for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits as her eligibility period ended at age 26.

The Board finds that the Veteran likely has hemorrhoids that are attributable to his period of military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted in full, and the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, asthma, lumbosacral strain, right quadriceps strain, hemorrhoids, left bunion with pes planus, and other conditions. The claims are being remanded for additional development to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA social and industrial survey to assess employment capacity and a VA examination by a physiatrist to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's vertigo, diabetes, hemorrhoids, PTSD, right leg lesion, costochondritis, GERD, enlarged thyroid, and incontinence have been related to service or service-connected disability. The endometrial polyps are considered incurred during service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for verruca acuminata was granted, and he is now entitled to a compensable rating (30%) for his headaches from August 9, 1972 to October 16, 2011.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for positive tuberculin PPD, nonspecific reaction, without active tuberculosis was denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for internal hemorrhoids was granted with a rating of 10 percent.