Hemorrhoids decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and evidence collection. The Veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection for various conditions, but the decision is pending as more information is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

All the Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Veteran's claims for tendonitis, sore feet, and hemorrhoids were denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.,Service connection was not established for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including left elbow disability, allergic rhinitis, cervical spine disability, low back disability, right foot disability, right ankle disability, hemorrhoids, and right hand scaring. The claims are being remanded to provide further examinations and opinions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids must be remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected cervical spine disability is granted at a 40 percent rating, effective from the date of the decision. The Veteran’s hemorrhoid disability and low back disability are also granted with respective ratings. Other issues related to service connection or increased ratings have been remanded.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The left knee disability was rated as 10 percent disabling, the hemorrhoids as 10 percent disabling, and attention disorder with short-term memory loss and cardiovascular disorders were not shown to be related to service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected varicose veins of the left and right lower extremities, as well as his service-connected hemorrhoids, have not been evaluated appropriately. The claims are being remanded to allow for further evaluation and consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are rated at a 10 percent disability level, effective April 28, 2010.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasoning in a previous VA medical opinion, and requires a new examination to determine if the Veteran's hemorrhoids are at least as likely as not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected IBS.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for psoriatic arthritis is granted with an effective date of June 11, 2008. The Board also found that the earlier claim for a skin rash inherently included a claim for psoriatic arthritis.

The Veteran's initial compensable evaluation for traumatic deviated nasal septum is denied as the evidence does not show a 50 percent obstruction in both nasal passages or complete obstruction of one side.,The Veteran's initial disability evaluation in excess of 0 percent for hemorrhoids is denied as there are no large or thrombotic hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue and frequent recurrences.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for a 50% rating for headaches, SMC at the housebound rate, and TDIU. The earliest factually ascertainable date for the assignment of a 50% rating for headaches is May 13, 2015.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable colon syndrome and secondary service connection for hemorrhoids. The claims are being returned to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the Veteran's diagnoses and their relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for pancolitis (to include irritable bowel syndrome) is denied, and his TDIU claim is also denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims were denied in a February 2006 rating decision. He filed to reopen the previously denied claims on January 10, 2011, and they were granted effective from that date.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but denied claims for fibromyalgia, multiple joint and muscle pain, respiratory disorder, a scar over the left eye, skin disability, and hemorrhoids. The grant of service connection is based on secondary service connection due to pre-existing disabilities.

The Veteran's intervertebral disc disease is granted a 40% evaluation, and his claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's initial claim for service connection for hemorrhoids was denied in March 2014. The denial is considered final as the Veteran did not perfect an appeal following issuance of a statement of the case in September 2015. A new claim to reopen the previously denied hemorrhoids claim was received on December 22, 2016 and service connection for hemorrhoids was granted effective that date.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids is being remanded due to the need for VA examination records and an updated evaluation.