Hemorrhoids decisions — 2024

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, right kidney disability, right shoulder disability, hemorrhoids, left knee osteoarthritis, and sinus disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than August 6, 2021 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus and an effective date earlier than August 25, 2023 for the grants of service connection for lumbar radiculopathy, sciatic, left and right are denied.,The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, a rating in excess of 20 percent for disc degeneration at fifth lumbar, first sacral of the lumbar spine, and ratings in excess of 40 and 20 percent for lumbar radiculopathy, sciatic, left and right are denied.,The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for scar, left knee, a rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scar, left knee, and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral plantar warts, chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as residuals of mononucleosis), and hemorrhoids to include as secondary to service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.,For chronic fatigue syndrome, the VA examination is inadequate because it does not address the Veteran's symptoms and discuss the exclusion of all other clinical conditions that may produce similar symptoms.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity that they prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral ear pain and hemorrhoids, but has remanded the issue of right foot heel spur. The Veteran is entitled to a new examination to determine if his reported symptoms are productive of functional impairment and whether they are related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic prostatitis with perianal discomfort and hemorrhoids were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the symptoms described.

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection due to an error in docketing and a prohibited concurrent election.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or an in-service injury, and concluded that the Veteran is not unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right shoulder strain, right knee strain, bilateral foot condition, and hemorrhoids. The most probative evidence is against finding that these conditions are related to service.,Without a current diagnosis of a bilateral foot disability or hemorrhoids, the Veteran's claims for these conditions must be denied.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for left shoulder strain, OSA, and hemorrhoids has been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.

The Board granted service connection for GERD but denied it for duodenal ulcer, diverticulosis, and hemorrhoids.

The Board has granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, foot fungus, and acid reflux. The right knee injury and hemorrhoids remain under review.,Service connection is granted for pseudofolliculitis barbae, foot fungus, and acid reflux. The right knee injury and initial compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and duty-to-assist errors.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar strain with DDD was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for hemorrhoids was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for migraine headaches was denied.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to the combined effects of service-connected disabilities was dismissed as moot.,The Veteran's claim for TDIU solely due to service connected lumbar strain with DDD, hemorrhoids, or migraine headaches was denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow any substantially gainful occupation, thus a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.