Hemorrhoids decisions — 2024

Service connection for deviated septum, hemorrhoids, and tinnitus is denied. Service connection for bilateral shin scars, allergic rhinitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left knee condition, right knee condition, and back injury is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for tinnitus must be denied as the maximum schedular rating has been assigned. The effective date of service connection for tinnitus cannot be earlier than March 31, 2020.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids has been dismissed.,The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD, left knee disability, and lumbar spine condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities, which may be related to herbicide exposure during military service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and degenerative arthritis of the spine due to duty-to-assist errors. The claim for hemorrhoids is not being readjudicated as new and relevant evidence was not received.

An effective date of October 28, 2019, is granted for a 60 percent rating for IBS with GERD. An earlier effective date is denied.

The Veteran's claims for tinnitus, hypertension associated with herbicide agent exposure, bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis, and vasectomy scar residuals have been granted. The remaining issues of service connection for hearing loss, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, prostate disability, skin disabilities, right ankle disability, esophageal disability, hemorrhoids, and left eye disability are being remanded.,The Veteran's claims for recurrent lumbar spine disability (including degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis), recurrent right knee disability (including osteoarthritis), recurrent prostate disability (including benign prostate hyperplasia), recurrent skin disability (including tinea versicolor, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, and eczema), recurrent right ankle disability (including cellulitis), recurrent esophageal disability (GERD), hemorrhoids, and acquired left eye disability (including corneal abrasion and cataract) are being remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids must be remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. Specifically, the AOJ failed to obtain an adequate VA medical examination.

The Veteran's UTIs are rated at 40 percent from April 17, 2019. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are rated at 20 percent. Service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder and neurological disorder is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and occupational experience, warranting the grant of TDIU.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee tendonitis/tendinosis and hemorrhoids, finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has denied readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, an eye injury, osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, and gonorrhea as no new and relevant evidence was received within one year of the respective decisions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee disabilities and bilateral hearing loss, rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment from February 24, 2021. The Board granted the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spondylosis and hemorrhoids are remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The Board will seek additional medical opinions to determine the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, allergic rhinitis, cervicalgia, and headaches. The decision is based on the Veteran's credible statements of in-service symptoms and VA medical opinions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for increased ratings for rectum and anus, impairment of sphincter control associated with hemorrhoids, status post hemorrhoidectomy, and hemorrhoids, status post hemorrhoidectomy.

The Veteran's TDIU claim from November 5, 2002 to September 24, 2007 was denied as his service-connected IBS and hemorrhoids did not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss, narcolepsy (loss of consciousness), fecal incontinence, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for fecal incontinence was also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him so helpless as to need regular aid and attendance of another, nor did they qualify for SMC based on housebound status prior to February 9, 2021. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish that the Veteran required assistance with daily activities.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids, effective February 3, 2010.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sinus bradycardia was voluntarily withdrawn. The RO granted a 30 percent rating for migraines and granted separate ratings of 10 percent each for right knee strain with shin splints s/p arthroscopy, right knee instability, and right knee post-operative meniscectomy. The appeal concerning left shoulder disability, plantar warts, left knee disability, and internal hemorrhoids is remanded.