Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examination to determine the current extent and severity of his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder.

The Board has dismissed all claims related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II with bilateral peripheral vascular disease and erectile dysfunction, as well as other disabilities. The appeals are dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hemorrhoids are proximately due to treatment for his service-connected prostate cancer, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and osteoarthritis of the right knee, hypertension, and hemorrhoids due to incomplete medical records and lack of nexus opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant due to lack of permanent and total disability ratings for service-connected conditions, specifically chronic bronchitis and COPD.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's hemorrhoids were rated at a 20% disability rating beginning on October 2, 2011. The condition was characterized by persistent symptoms including bleeding, anemia, and pain from the hemorrhoids.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including service connection claims and rating determinations. The Veteran's claims are related to his military service and various disabilities.

The claim to reopen the previously denied service connection for the cause of death is granted. The case is remanded due to incomplete in-service treatment records and a need for an opinion on whether the Veteran's conditions contributed to his death.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary for further development in the cases of hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and left knee disability due to inconsistencies and lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of IBS and hemorrhoids, as they are related to in-service surgeries. The Veteran's representative is requesting a new opinion from an appropriate specialist.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hemorrhoids, exophthalmos, lagophthalmos, dry eye syndrome, and a right eye abrasion due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a prostate disability, claimed as prostatitis and prostate cancer; an acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as PTSD); and a chronic joint pain disability. The Veteran contends these disabilities are related to his military service in Vietnam.

The Veteran's right hip degenerative joint disease is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.,The Veteran's hemorrhoids are currently rated as noncompensable. The Board finds no evidence to support a compensable rating for her hemorrhoids.,The Veteran's service-connected painful scars from hysterectomy and spinal fusion surgery are currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher evaluation is not warranted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, and TBI, have rendered him unemployable. The Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board denied his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids was denied, and the RO granted service connection for left foot onychomycosis with a noncompensable evaluation effective from March 21, 2017.,The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for left foot onychomycosis is pending. The Board has determined that additional VA examination is needed to assess the severity and manifestations of his service-connected condition.