Hemorrhoids decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded several claims for service connection, including those for seizures, loss of bladder control (urinary tract condition), hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder, tinnitus, residuals of left Achilles tendon tear, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, and stress fractures of both feet. The decision also addressed whether the Veteran's character of discharge is a bar to VA compensation benefits.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disturbances, and hemorrhoids. The appeal for service connection of a sleep apnea is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids is denied as he does not have a current diagnosis of the condition. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus and left heel spur is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding aggravation during service.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, gall bladder disability, chronic kidney disease, gout, and hemorrhoids as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease that relates to these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability as defined by regulation, and the Board has granted TDIU from February 7, 2011, to November 5, 2020.

The Veteran's service connection claims for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder, persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, hemorrhoids, myasthenia gravis, sinusitis, otitis externa, and otitis media have been granted. The issues of service connection for myasthenia gravis, sinusitis, otitis externa, and otitis media are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection for hemorrhoids and potential aggravation by a service-connected psychiatric disability, including medication side effects. Additional development is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and a need for additional medical evidence. The Veteran's gastrointestinal or genitourinary disability, including prostate cancer, urinary urgency symptoms, colon polyps, hemorrhoids, diverticulosis, and anal fissures, is now under consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids is granted. The claim for service connection for prostate disability, to include as due to exposure to herbicides, is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for gastritis and hemorrhoids was denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was also denied, with the Board finding that symptoms were not nearly constant or severe enough to warrant a higher rating.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids, right shoulder disability, and sinusitis are all found to have onset during service and are therefore granted service connection.,Service connection is also granted for the Veteran's gastroenteritis.

The Veteran's service-connected painful joints, hemorrhoids, mechanical low back pain, right knee instability, right knee chondromalacia, and right and left knee degenerative joint disease are all denied. A total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims as he withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids, finding that there is no link between his in-service symptoms and current condition.,The Board has remanded the issues of sleep apnea and dermatitis to allow for further examination and analysis.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for hemorrhoids. The decision is based on the evidence being in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's tinnitus was caused by noise exposure during service, while there is no evidence of hemorrhoids during service.

The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection of hemorrhoids as it was granted in a previous decision.,Service connection is granted for erectile dysfunction, which is found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all issues related to service connection for various conditions, including migraine headaches, lumbar spine disorder, right knee strain disorder, hemorrhoids, and traumatic brain injury.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his hemorrhoids was denied as the evidence did not show large or thrombotic, irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue and frequent recurrences.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids, which required continuous medication and had persistent bleeding and fissures prior to July 26, 2020, are currently rated at the maximum disability rating of 20 percent.

The Veteran's fecal incontinence has been rated at 30 percent, the maximum available rating for occasional involuntary bowel movements or impairment of sphincter control necessitating the wearing of a pad.,Service connection is granted for pruritis ani (recurrent hemorrhoids) as secondary to service-connected fecal incontinence.