Hemorrhoids decisions — 2022

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are granted a 20% rating for the period prior to June 27, 2017 and an increased rating is denied. The Veteran's bilateral great toenail dystrophy is granted a 30% rating.

The Board has remanded the claims for hemorrhoid with hemorrhoidectomy, right hip condition, COPD, congestive heart failure, neuropathy left and right legs and feet, back condition, diabetes mellitus type 2, and hypertension due to incomplete service records.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids was denied. The claims of service connection for vitiligo and arthritis of the hands and wrist were remanded.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's initial compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and tension headaches need to be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the examination reports.

The Board has found that the VA opinions are inadequate to resolve the claims of service connection for GERD, diverticulitis, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran's statements in December 2021 regarding his symptoms during service have not been considered by the VA examiner.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation from January 1, 1996 to May 16, 2006.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is granted a 10 percent rating from December 30, 2010. The Veteran's service connection claim for hemorrhoids is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further consideration, including a determination on whether the Veteran was unemployable due to service-connected disabilities from March 6, 2015, to June 20, 2016.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a higher level of SMC based on aid and attendance, finding that his service-connected conditions do not meet the criteria for this benefit.

The Board has remanded the case due to a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, including sinusitis and hemorrhoids. The case is referred for extraschedular consideration of a TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was rated as noncompensable, with a speech recognition score of 76% in the right ear and 78% in the left ear. The Board found that this did not warrant a compensable rating.,Left hip degenerative arthritis with residuals of left femur fracture was rated at 10 percent. The Veteran's range of motion allowed for abduction to at least 30 degrees, adduction to at least 20 degrees, external rotation to at least 40 degrees, internal rotation to 25 degrees, and crossing his legs. The Board found that this did not warrant a higher rating.,Left hip limitation of flexion was rated as noncompensable. The Veteran's range of motion allowed for greater than 45 degrees of flexion. The Board found that this did not warrant a compensable rating.,Hemorrhoids were rated as noncompensable, with mild or moderate severity and no large or thrombotic features.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, right wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, hemorrhoids, and tinnitus. The claims are based on direct evidence of a relationship to service.

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted service connection, while his claim for hemorrhoids remains denied due to lack of a current disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, cervical spine disability, low back disability, left arm disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, hemorrhoids, and skin disability (pseudofolliculitis barbae) due to incomplete records.

The Board has dismissed all claims for service connection as the Veteran died after the appeal was remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful employment for the entirety of the period on appeal.

The appeal for entitlement to service connection for high cholesterol is dismissed.,The appeal for entitlement to service connection for glaucoma is dismissed.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for urinary problems, left upper extremity bradykinesia with muscle rigidity and stiffness, right lower extremity bradykinesia with tremor, loss of automatic movements of the face (right and left), speech changes of cranial nerve X (right and left), decreased sense of taste, erectile dysfunction, and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's appeal for initial compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and dermatitis was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for hemorrhoids, as they were rated as mild to moderate with no significant symptoms warranting a higher rating under DC 7336. Dermatitis was also remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the period before December 20, 2015, finding that the Veteran was capable of substantially gainful employment during this time.