Hemorrhoids decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete service records and the need for further medical examinations. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, bilateral tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, a back disorder, a bilateral foot disorder, a right inguinal hernia, diverticulitis, and hemorrhoids.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and unclear medical opinions. The Veteran is requested to provide dates of her Reserve service periods, as well as any outstanding private treatment records relevant to her claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient development and lack of adequate medical opinions regarding pre-service conditions, aggravation, and current disability levels.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hallux valgus, as well as his increased rating claims for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, hemorrhoids, and bilateral knee disabilities. The Veteran needs to be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to assess his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for sleep apnea is granted, and he is now entitled to service connection for this condition. The claim of a compensable disability rating for his service-connected hemorrhoids is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted TDIU.

An initial 10 percent rating for scars, post-fistula repair, partial colectomy and small bowel resection is granted.,A 30 percent rating for chronic right gluteal fistula is granted from April 18, 2016 to May 16, 2018.,A 60 percent rating for chronic right gluteal fistula is granted as of May 17, 2018.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected hemorrhoids prior to November 16, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to outstanding treatment records from a United States Army health care center, as well as the need for VA examinations for his right knee disability and skin condition.

The Board has granted service connection for IBS and hemorrhoids as secondary to service-connected IBS, but denied service connection for a gallbladder polyp due to lack of evidence linking it to active duty service.

The veteran's service is considered valid for VA loan guaranty benefits due to his discharge being related to a pre-existing condition (hemorrhoids).

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hemorrhoids, including any related symptoms such as anemia, external hemorrhoids, fissures, fistula, perirectal abscess, rectal stricture, and pruritis ani.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, chronic fatigue syndrome, and circadian rhythm sleep disorder. The appeals for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for GERD and a compensable disability evaluation for hemorrhoids have also been denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for irregular heart beat and murmurs, hemorrhoids, bilateral flatfeet, and left foot arthritis with plantar fasciitis due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The claims are now pending before VA for further review.

The Board has granted an effective date of October 12, 2007 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU), to include on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's service-connected conversion reaction manifested by headaches is granted a 50% rating from May 23, 2016. The other issues remain unresolved.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU from June 1, 2016, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted service connection as they are proximately due to or a result of his service-connected PTSD. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and prostatitis is denied, while service connection for hemorrhoids is granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hypertension, hemorrhoids, and left knee disability were denied because he failed to appear at the scheduled VA examinations without good cause.