Hemorrhoids decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids warrant a 10% evaluation since November 23, 1991. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is also service connected and warrants consideration under VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are found to be related to his active service.,PTSD has not been diagnosed, and the evidence does not support a finding of PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of urinary urgency, hemorrhoids, and irritable bowel syndrome. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids, lumbosacral strain, and onychomycosis. The Veteran's bilateral eye disorder claim was not addressed as it is a separate issue.

The Veteran's hypertension and hemorrhoids have been evaluated as noncompensably disabling. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation for either condition.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal. The issues of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded for additional development.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's hemorrhoids, effective from June 3, 2001. The decision is based on persistent bleeding and fissures.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board grants TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or materially contribute to his death, and the causes of death are not otherwise related to service. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is also denied as the Veteran was in receipt of TDIU for over a decade prior to his death.

Service connection granted for tinnitus, hemorrhoids, headache disability, and allergic rhinitis.,Service connection denied for cervical spine disorder and thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at the highest possible level of 40 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disorder and hemorrhoids were not caused by service, resulting in a denial of both claims.

The Veteran's appeal includes a request to increase the rating for his hemorrhoids and another issue regarding the effective date of service connection for impairment of rectal sphincter control. The Board has determined that both issues are intertwined and must be remanded.

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of hemorrhoids or IBS. The Board finds that service connection for these conditions is not warranted.,Service connection for migraine headaches was denied as the evidence did not establish a link between the condition and active duty.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are rated at 30% since April 25, 2012. His hemorrhoids remain rated at 10%. The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective October 13, 2010.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hemorrhoids are related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for traumatic arthritis, left knee meniscectomy is denied as the evidence does not support more than the current 10 percent disability rating.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids is denied as there is no evidence of large or thrombotic hemorrhoids with persistent bleeding and secondary anemia.

The Veteran's PTSD has been rated at 70 percent since the entire appeal period, and he is entitled to SMC under 38 U.S.C. &#1114(s) due to his other service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to March 16, 2016 is being remanded as the evidence suggests that he may be unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the claims of service connection for chronic fatigue, an initial disability rating in excess of 70 percent for depression to include sadness and anxiety, and a compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids prior to the Board's decision.