Hemorrhoids decisions — 2019

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's hemorrhoids were rated at a 20% disability rating beginning on October 2, 2011. The condition was characterized by persistent symptoms including bleeding, anemia, and pain from the hemorrhoids.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and rating determinations. The Veteran's claims are related to his military service and various disabilities.

The claim to reopen the previously denied service connection for the cause of death is granted. The case is remanded due to incomplete in-service treatment records and a need for an opinion on whether the Veteran's conditions contributed to his death.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary for further development in the cases of hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and left knee disability due to inconsistencies and lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of IBS and hemorrhoids, as they are related to in-service surgeries. The Veteran's representative is requesting a new opinion from an appropriate specialist.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hemorrhoids, exophthalmos, lagophthalmos, dry eye syndrome, and a right eye abrasion due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions.

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

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a prostate disability, claimed as prostatitis and prostate cancer; an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD); and a chronic joint pain disability. The Veteran contends these disabilities are related to his military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's right hip degenerative joint disease is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.,The Veteran's hemorrhoids are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds no evidence to support a compensable rating for her hemorrhoids.,The Veteran's service-connected painful scars from hysterectomy and spinal fusion surgery are currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, and TBI, have rendered him unemployable. The Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board denied his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids was denied, and the RO granted service connection for left foot onychomycosis with a noncompensable evaluation effective from March 21, 2017.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for left foot onychomycosis is pending. The Board has determined that additional VA examination is needed to assess the severity and manifestations of his service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids, finding no objective evidence of current or past hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been assigned an effective date of January 1, 2017, which is the day after his separation from active duty.,The Veteran has filed a claim for earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions. The Board finds that these claims are denied as the earliest possible effective date allowed by law is January 1, 2017.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for service connection for a heart murmur is dismissed as moot due to the grant in December 2013. The claims for increased disability evaluations for sinusitis, hemorrhoids, and tinea pedis are remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues, including the right knee disability and Hepatitis C claims. The hemorrhoids claim is granted with a 10 percent rating from November 2, 2005 and a 20 percent rating from November 9, 2012.

The Board has denied service connection for hemorrhoids and remanded the TDIU claim. The case is being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right knee disability, right ankle disability, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities, prostate disability, fatigue syndrome, and bilateral eye disability have all been denied.,No current diagnoses were found for any of these conditions in the Veteran's records.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been granted service connection as they are related to his military noise exposure.,Service connection for hemorrhoids has also been granted, with the condition beginning during active duty.