Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction and an increased rating for hemorrhoids. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not related to his military service, as the evidence did not support a nexus between his current condition and in-service events or episodes. For his hemorrhoids, the Board found that there were no findings of persistent bleeding or secondary anemia, which would warrant a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his primary or contributory causes of death were not caused by his military service or related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids. The skin disability claim is remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's compensable rating for hemorrhoids is denied as his condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7336.

The Board has remanded several issues for further examination and opinion, including service connection claims for various conditions. The Veteran's enlarged thyroid is not compensable due to lack of findings or symptoms attributable to the condition.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids have been rated at 20% since July 2013. The Board has found that the Veteran is entitled to this rating based on her symptoms and medical evidence. However, the Veteran's migraines and psychiatric disorders are still under review due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since May 1, 2014. Therefore, TDIU is granted effective from that date.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and left knee disorder with degenerative changes and scar have been denied as the evidence does not show that his conditions meet or approximate the criteria for a rating more than 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his left hand condition, as well as the current severity and manifestations of his residuals of right hand injury and right carpal tunnel syndrome. The disability ratings for these conditions are also on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional development. The issues include left shoulder disorder, hemorrhoids, cephalgia, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression).

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. However, it granted service connection for proctitis.

The Veteran's appeals for an initial compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids, the propriety of reducing his bronchitis disability rating from 30 percent to noncompensable, and service connection for hypertension have all been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these appeals.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating of left leg disability, service connection for back, shoulder, and foot disabilities, as well as hemorrhoids, all secondary to service-connected left leg disability. Additional development is needed including new VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Veteran's TMD, anxiety disorder, and migraine headaches are service-connected. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for shoulder disability and back disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but both the lower back injury and hemorrhoid disability claims are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not result in the need for regular aid and attendance of another person, as his helplessness was due to nonservice-connected disabilities such as stroke and brain cancer. Therefore, SMC based on the need for aid and attendance for accrued benefits purposes is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for further development.,No effective dates earlier than June 16, 2010 were granted for any of the conditions as there is no evidence of prior communications indicating intent to file a claim.

The Veteran's appeals for higher initial ratings on several service-connected conditions have been dismissed. The appeal for service connection of a right bicep tear/injury has been remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, temporary total rating based on surgical or other treatment necessitating convalescence associated with cervical spine surgery in November 2011, and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids.