Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has remanded all of the Veteran's claims due to new VA medical records being associated with his case and not reviewed by the AOJ. The Veteran was given a chance to respond, but did not do so.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and effective dates have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for various conditions, including PTSD, cervical spine strain, hemorrhoids, and seasonal allergic reaction.

The claims for SMC, increased rating for idiopathic partial simple seizure disorder, and service connection for hypertension, low back disorder, and a bilateral eye disorder are dismissed.,A TDIU due to the service-connected seizure disorder is granted.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on all listed conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims.

The Veteran's appeal of the issues regarding hammer toes, bilateral is dismissed. The remaining issues are being remanded for further evaluation and consideration.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment, qualifying for TDIU. The Veteran is not in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, thus SMC on the basis of aid and attendance is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities and addressing regulatory changes for instability under DC 5257. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for cutaneous coccidioidomycosis was denied. The initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for external hemorrhoids prior to December 11, 2014, and from December 11, 2014, to December 11, 2015, were granted with a maximum schedular rating of 20 percent. The claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for external hemorrhoids from December 11, 2015, to August 24, 2020, was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, ED, and chronic epididymo-orchitis have been denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or relationship to service.,Service connection was also denied for the left knee disability, with the Veteran's claim being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a right elbow disorder and denied service connection for hemorrhoids. The Veteran's right ankle degenerative arthritis is rated at 10 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids with proctalgia fugax are manifested by painful post-operative scar, and the Board has granted a 10 percent initial disability rating for this condition.

The Board has found that remand is warranted for the Veteran's knee disabilities and hemorrhoids due to missing VA treatment records, lack of recent private medical records, and inadequate September 2015 VA examination. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the rating assigned for the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including cervical spine degenerative joint disease, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, right shoulder degenerative joint disease, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right ankle sprain, and other conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined service-connected disability rating of 80 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including Generalized Anxiety Disorder, IBS, Hemorrhoids, Right Thumb Scar, Right Ear Hearing Loss, and Tinnitus, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to January 15, 2020. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for this period.

The Board denied a higher rating for anal fissure and internal hemorrhoids prior to June 3, 2019, but granted a 10 percent rating effective from that date. The Veteran's symptoms were rated under Diagnostic Code 7332 until June 3, 2019, when they were rated under Diagnostic Code 7336.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection and ratings, effective from the date of the July 2016 phone call.

The Board has remanded the claims due to new VA treatment records being added to the case file. The Veteran's appeal will be reviewed by the AOJ for these additional records.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to lack of opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's shoulder and gastrointestinal conditions and his service-connected low back disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on need for regular aid and attendance or by reason of being housebound due to her service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not show that she was bedridden, confined to her immediate premises, or unable to care for herself without requiring the regular aid and attendance of another person.