Hemorrhoids decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar strain and hemorrhoids due to the need for updated examination reports.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of his exposure at Camp Lejeune.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of January 12, 2009 for the grant of service connection for bowel incontinence as secondary to the service-connected disability of hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's request to restore a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids with hematochezia effective August 2, 2018 is granted. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings for major depressive disorder and right knee strain are dismissed.

Service connection for eczema, sinusitis, and BPV as secondary to tinnitus has been reopened.,Headaches have been granted service connection. The effective date is July 18, 2017.

The Board has granted service connection for a left shoulder disability (left shoulder DJD) and denied service connection for hemorrhoids. The decision on the left shoulder disability is based on evidence showing that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active service, including an injury in service and overuse of his dominant right side to protect his injured right shoulder.

A higher initial rating of 10 percent for service-connected hemorrhoids is granted.,A higher initial rating of 20 percent for a service-connected duodenal ulcer (previously gastroduodenitis) is granted through February 28, 2021. An initial rating higher than 20 percent from March 1, 2021 to October 19, 2021 and higher than 60 percent beginning October 20, 2021, is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance based on her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, combined with other disabilities rated at 60% or more, qualifies him for TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate effective March 15, 2016.

The Veteran is granted an effective date of September 30, 2011 for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids are caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability, specifically medications for that condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case for a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claim of service connection for hemorrhoids. The Veteran is entitled to this examination as there are indications that his current condition may be related to his active duty service, but insufficient evidence exists to make a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right eye condition, hemorrhoids, lumbar strain, and right lower extremity sciatica have been granted.,An earlier effective date of October 28, 2016, has been granted for the awards of compensable evaluations for bilateral plantar fasciitis and a right knee disability.

The Veteran's neck disability is granted service connection. Service connection for hypertension and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis and hemorrhoids, as well as service connection for left and right knee conditions, have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has granted an increased rating of 30 percent for anal fistulectomy with history of hemorrhoids. The sleep apnea claim is remanded due to the need for a VA addendum medical opinion.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen several service connection claims, including for bilateral eye disability, psychiatric disorder, OSA, hypertension, cervical spine, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist disability (CTS), right wrist disability (CTS), left lower extremity disability (residuals of left femur fracture), gout, sinus disability (sinusitis), breathing disability (allergic rhinitis), colon cancer, colon polyps, hemorrhoids, and H. Pylori infection (claimed as stomach disability). These claims are now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are rated at 10 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various conditions, including bowel problems, hemorrhoids, knee and ankle disorders, and a psychiatric condition. The Veteran's death certificate indicated he died of an acute kidney injury and colon cancer.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids is denied as his condition, while worsening, does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating due to its mild to moderate severity.