Hemorrhoids decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The claims for service connection are being returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for further VA evaluation of his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's TDIU and SMC claims for migraine headaches are granted, with the effective date being December 1, 2016. The Veteran is now eligible for both benefits due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The rating for hemorrhoids remains noncompensable, but the issue of entitlement to a higher rating is remanded. Service connection for back disability and PTSD are also remanded due to insufficient evidence. The acquired psychiatric disorder claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with other issues on appeal.

A 60 percent disability rating for IBS with GERD, effective October 30, 2015, is granted.,A separate 10 percent disability rating for internal hemorrhoids, also effective October 30, 2015, is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, gout, rectal problems (hemorrhoids), hypertension, and a heart disorder due to additional development and medical inquiry.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death prior to a decision being made. The issues on appeal were service connection for various conditions, but the Board could not make a determination as the appellant had passed away.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of her complete service treatment records.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is not manifested by greater than 50 percent obstruction of the nasal passage on both sides, complete obstruction on one side, or polyps. As such, his claim for a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis is denied.,The Board finds that the August 2014 VA examination for constipation to be inadequate and remands this matter in order to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's constipation is related to service or aggravated by major depressive disorder.,The Board finds that the August 2014 VA examination for hemorrhoids to be inadequate and remands this matter in order to obtain a new VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and residuals of a pilonidal cystectomy were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss in the right ear and digestive system disorder (other than GERD and hemorrhoids) due to undiagnosed illness has been granted. The bilateral leg disorder claim is still pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for right knee disability, hemorrhoids, and bilateral great toenail dystrophy due to incomplete treatment records. The AOJ is instructed to contact Bassett Army Community Hospital to obtain these records.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions have been reopened, and the Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen his previously denied claims. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's digestive system disorder, as well as whether it is related to service-connected diabetes mellitus or aggravated by it. Further development is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected hemorrhoids due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding the severity and manifestations of his condition.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids as secondary to service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and cervical spine disability, finding no evidence of a causal relationship.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depressive disorder, right and left knee disabilities, ischemic heart disease with atrial fibrillation, tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, chronic prostatitis, back disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability have been granted. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for these conditions is remanded.

The Board has dismissed the petitions to reopen claims for fecal incontinence, hemorrhoids, and urinary incontinence. The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for erectile dysfunction is remanded due to a lack of informed consent records. The issue of service connection for insomnia is also remanded as no statement of the case has been issued yet. The issues of service connection for a psychiatric disability and insomnia are both remanded.

The Veteran's death was not due to any service-connected conditions, and the appellant did not file a claim for accrued benefits within one year of his death. Therefore, she is denied accrued benefits.