Hemorrhoids decisions — 2024

The Board has granted an effective date of March 23, 2001 for the award of TDIU and DEA benefits. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation since that date.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hemorrhoid flare-ups had their onset during active service, and thus grants service connection for hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are rated at 20 percent effective May 31, 2017. The rating was granted based on the evidence showing persistent bleeding and secondary anemia.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for hemorrhoids and bilateral hearing loss are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran's hemorrhoids, migraine headaches, and acquired psychiatric condition are all under review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bone disease, hemorrhoids, neck arthritis, back arthritis, bilateral hand arthritis, bilateral knee arthritis, and bilateral ankle arthritis have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal. The claim for hypertension has been granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for right ear hearing loss, psychiatric disability (depressive disorder and anxiety disorder), recurrent hemorrhoids, and gallbladder disability to include cholecystectomy residuals due to a pre-decisional error in verifying the Veteran's periods of active duty with the Florida Army National Guard.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for PTSD and hemorrhoids due to the lack of relevant treatment records. The Veteran is required to provide any outstanding VA or private medical records, particularly from psychiatrist A.N. and Dr. N.T., which are crucial for assessing his conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids is denied as there is no competent evidence of a current disability at any relevant time during or proximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including headaches, hemorrhoids, cervical spine degenerative disc and joint disease, left hand condition, and right hand condition, as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected status post open fracture, right great toe, distal phalanx and entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids.

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids. Service connection for hypertension and erectile dysfunction is remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete service treatment records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% evaluation for hemorrhoids, also claimed as constipation, due to a lack of evidence showing improvement in his condition under ordinary conditions of work and life.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lumbar strain, and PTSD. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum allowed under Diagnostic Code 6260. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are rated as noncompensable. His unspecified anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent.,The claims for service connection for right and left shin splints have been remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Parkinson's disease with right upper extremity tremor and prostate cancer, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment during the period from April 15, 2019 to April 30, 2019. He is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability for this period.

The Veteran's service-connected recurrent major depressive disorder is rated at 70 percent, while his service-connected hemorrhoids remain noncompensable.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not rated higher than noncompensable.,Service connection for loss of smell and taste, to include as due to environmental exposures during the Persian Gulf War, is granted. The Board finds that the evidence supports a finding of service connection based on continuity of symptoms since separation from service.,The Veteran's residuals of right thumb laceration with bone chip and nerve damage are not service connected.,Service connection for hemorrhoids, to include as due to environmental exposures during the Persian Gulf War, is denied.

The Veteran's initial claim for an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids was denied as his hemorrhoids have been rated as noncompensable due to their mild or moderate severity.