Hemorrhoids decisions — 2024

The Veteran's post traumatic vascular headaches have been restored to a 10 percent rating from December 21, 2018.,The claims for reopening the service connection for psoriasis and skin condition (secondary to sexual trauma or exposure to depleted uranium) are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for eosinophilic gastroenteritis, retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma, hemorrhoids, and diverticulosis. The Veteran's private physician found these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the receipt of new evidence that has not been considered by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ).

The Veteran's left wrist strain and right ankle sprain are not rated higher than 10 percent.,Service connection for left ear hearing loss is denied, as the Veteran does not have a present hearing disability for VA purposes.,Service connection for lumbosacral strain is remanded due to insufficient medical evidence on file.,Service connection for right knee strain is remanded due to inadequate opinion from the 2014 VA examination.,Service connection for hemorrhoids is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including VA examinations and medical opinions regarding his service-connected conditions and any potential links to his current disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating as his symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have caused functional impairment that prevents him from obtaining or following substantially gainful employment throughout the appeal period, and TDIU is granted on an extraschedular basis.

The Veteran's bone sclerosis, right hip disorder, and right knee disorder are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.,Service connection for the Veteran's hemorrhoids is also granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to October 11, 2021.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's hemorrhoids. The claim is being returned for further examination and an addendum opinion.

The Board has dismissed the appeals of three issues: entitlement to a compensable evaluation for status post open fracture of the right great toe, distal phalanx; entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for cervicalgia prior to September 23, 2021 and in excess of 20 percent thereafter; and entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids. The issues were dismissed due to the Veteran's opt-in to the VA's Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) in July 2018.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of initial compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and left abdomen scar, as well as service connection for a right knee disorder, bilateral shoulder, hematuria, and a neck disorder. New examinations are required to determine the current severity of these conditions and their etiology.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with the previous September 2023 Board remand directives regarding the Veteran's hemorrhoids, and another remand is required. The issues of an increased disability rating for hemorrhoids and entitlement to TDIU are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left knee disorder, bilateral foot disorder, and hemorrhoids due to inadequate medical opinions. The cases are now pending with VA for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including b-cell leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma, soft tissue sarcoma, and hemorrhoids, all potentially related to herbicide exposure. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to address these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine condition, depression (secondary to physical conditions/persistent migraine headaches), recurrent sinusitis and rhinitis with mucus retention cyst, and status post hemorrhoidectomy has been granted. The rating for the status post hemorrhoidectomy remains at noncompensable.

The Veteran's service connection for hemorrhoids, mild TMJ disorder with bruxism, left carpal tunnel syndrome with cubital tunnel syndrome, bilateral plantar fasciitis, persistent depressive disorder, GERD with IBS, shin splint, right lower extremity, and shin splint, left lower extremity have been granted. The Veteran's service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome with cubital tunnel syndrome has been granted at a 30 percent rating effective from November 21, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have worsened to the extent that they impact his everyday life. The Board finds new VA examinations are needed for a more accurate assessment of these conditions.