Hemorrhoids decisions — 2017

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for muscle spasms, coccygodynia, bilateral hip disability, and hemorrhoids have been denied as there is no probative evidence of a current disability or nexus to active service.,Service connection cannot be granted based on the presumptive provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 due to the Veteran's claimed hemorrhoids not being a chronic multisymptom illness or an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's left foot tarsal tunnel syndrome is related to an injury he incurred in service, and the Board finds that service connection for this condition should be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's increased ratings for his cervical spine, groin tinea cruris, and hemorrhoids disabilities. The current ratings are deemed adequate.

The Board has granted service connection for perianal hemorrhoids and assigned a 10 percent rating for the left foot disability, effective August 1, 2010.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating. The Veteran's motion to revise or reverse this decision was dismissed.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for chest pain and hemorrhoids, as well as higher initial ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II, with chronic kidney disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and tension headaches. The Board therefore dismisses these claims.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection of PTSD with depression. Other claims were not resolved in his favor.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected hemorrhoids was denied as the evidence did not show that he had persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures prior to March 6, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for additional development, including verification of the Veteran's reported duty in Vietnam and a request for records related to his application for correction of military records. The appellant will be provided an opportunity to respond.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated treatment records and for new VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a new VA examination to determine the etiology of his hemorrhoids.

The Board found that the reduction of the rating for bipolar disorder from 70 percent to 50 percent was improper and restored the original 70 percent rating. The Veteran's left forearm scar, hemorrhoids, and pinguecula were not rated higher than zero percent due to lack of disabling effects.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, right knee, and left hip disabilities are not service-connected.,The Veteran does not have a diagnosed condition of hemorrhoids. His claimed hemorrhoids were previously diagnosed in 1998.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities by themselves are not of sufficient severity to produce unemployability prior to May 17, 2012.

The Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was aggravated during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The other issues were either not addressed or are pending further development.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left tibia scar was denied in May 2013. The evidence submitted since that decision is not new and material.,The Veteran's bilateral ankle disability, gastrointestinal disability (GERD and peptic ulcers), cervical spine disability, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral ankles, degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet, hemorrhoids, right lower varicose veins, left lower varicose veins, PTSD, right foot bunionectomy scars, left foot bunionectomy scars, and right knee limitation of extension were not incurred in or a result of active duty service.,The Veteran's acne/rosacea/melasma was granted service connection on September 12, 2011, the day after she was discharged from active duty. The effective date for bilateral knee strain was also granted on September 12, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected IBS. The post-operative residuals of gall bladder removal are not considered related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids was denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to his active duty. For PTSD, the initial rating prior to January 9, 2015, and staged ratings from that date were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss from January 30, 2001 and a rating in excess of 10 percent from August 19, 2003 to April 2, 2005 was denied. The Board also found that the criteria for a TDIU prior to April 2, 2005 were not met.