Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate May 2017 VA examination report, and a new or addendum medical opinion is required.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and no service connection issues remain for consideration.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal as he died during its pendency.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, but remanded his claims for right knee condition and rectum disorder due to additional development being needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 as her additional disability was not proximately due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault by VA.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, including PTSD and right ring finger fracture, from May 11, 2002, to August 6, 2003, and from January 30, 2006.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, right knee disorder, right carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), and hemorrhoids. Service connection was granted for a right wrist disorder, to include a ganglion cyst.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hemorrhoids and a low back disorder due to insufficient development. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not present in service or for years thereafter, but there is new evidence suggesting they may be related to his military service.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating due to the small and moderate nature of the Veteran's hemorrhoids.

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids and denied service connection for low back condition and cervical spine condition. Service connection is granted for the gastrointestinal disorder other than GERD, but not for the low back or cervical spine conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the veteran's conditions, including hemorrhoids and rhinitis. The VA treatment records need to be obtained as they were scanned into a system but not copied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of an alcohol use disorder as secondary to his service-connected hemorrhoids due to lack of evidence supporting a causal relationship.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The issues of service connection for a back disability, increased ratings for keloid scars and hemorrhoids, and an effective date for cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure have become moot.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and anal fissures, finding no current disability upon which to predicate a grant of benefits.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle complex regional pain syndrome and fibromyalgia due to her withdrawal of these claims prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, specifically including hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his active service.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as service-connected, while his gout and/or generalized arthritis, left leg disability, right leg/right ankle disability, skin disability of the feet, bilateral foot disability, carpal tunnel syndrome, acid reflux, hemorrhoids, poor circulation/venous insufficiency, and headache disability are denied. The Veteran's jock itch is also denied.

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is currently rated at 20 percent, but the evidence shows limited motion to no less than 145 degrees of flexion and 90 degrees of abduction. The Board has remanded these issues for further development.,Hemorrhoids are currently rated as noncompensable, with mild internal hemorrhoids noted in the medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated his sleep apnea. The examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of a 20 percent rating for hemorrhoids with anal fissures is being remanded due to issues related to whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a previous denial of service connection.