Hemorrhoids decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for prostatitis and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids due to deficiencies in the evidence of record.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and hemorrhoids, but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a psychiatric disability, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.

The appeal was denied for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, while other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for benign prostate hypertrophy and hemorrhoids to address a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring VA examinations.

The Board dismissed all appeals seeking service connection for various conditions, as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a scheduled hearing.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an initial compensable rating for tension headaches. Several claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids due to a failure by VA to obtain identified relevant private treatment records.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent rating for hemorrhoids was denied, and claims for service connection for a neck condition, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and lower back condition were remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and herpes were granted with an effective date of May 17, 2007. Claims for earlier effective dates for other conditions were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional medical evidence and examination.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's left knee meniscal disability but denied increased ratings for other conditions including left and right knee tendonitis, right shoulder, low back, surgical scars, and hemorrhoids.

The appeal concerning service connection for hemorrhoids was withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a colon disorder, essential tremors, GERD, and hemorrhoids due to missing VA treatment records.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring a new VA medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for shortness of breath with chronic cough, right ankle limitation of motion, hemorrhoids, and laceration scar due to insufficient evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a gastrointestinal disability, anal fissure and hemorrhoids, headache disability, temporomandibular disability, rhinitis, sinusitis, and STD, to provide the Veteran with VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, GERD, a back disability, hemorrhoids, and an umbilical hernia as well as the claim for a compensable evaluation for canker sores due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for not timely submitting a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date of the mailing of an adverse decision.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and denied higher ratings for right shoulder strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and hemorrhoids.