Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's rectal stricture is currently rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 7333. The Board has determined that a compensable rating of 10 percent should be granted for the entire appellate period.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, which did not consider all relevant evidence of record and may be based on an inaccurate factual premise. The Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms are alleged to have started shortly after service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for PTSD is denied, but his claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is granted.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to COPD and due to in-service rhinoplasty surgery. The Veteran's condition was not evaluated by VA, and a new examination is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including status post sphincterotomy with fissurectomy and pruritus ani, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids, and residual scar, are rated at a combined 80 percent. The Board finds that these conditions render the Veteran unemployable due to their severity.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues due to incomplete records. The Veteran's claims for arthritis, vertigo, hemorrhoids, anemia, psoriasis, and a skin condition are also being remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to March 25, 2014, for service connection of PTSD, hemorrhoids, and umbilical hernia.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including right shoulder, left wrist, left leg, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and facial disabilities. The Veteran's claims for myofascial pain syndrome (right pectoral muscle), right foot disability (right great toe), nasal disability, hemorrhoids, mole on the outside of his right knee, and bruxism are pending.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for duodenal ulcer residuals and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids, as well as the issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (presumed to include PTSD). The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU for the period from June 1, 2011 to September 26, 2017.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, a rating in excess of 20 percent for his right shoulder impingement syndrome with bicipital tendon tear, rotator cuff tear, and degenerative arthritis, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his hemorrhoids, and a temporary total rating for convalescence following surgery for his service-connected hemorrhoids.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current right knee disability or right shoulder disability. The Veteran's right shoulder disability was rated as 20 percent disabling under DC 5201 due to limited abduction, but no higher because there was no evidence of ankylosis.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and internal and external hemorrhoids. The claim for a compensable rating for abscesses, perianal and right buttock is remanded.

The Board found that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids are related to service, and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome and external hemorrhoids are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence since her last Supplemental Statement of the Case.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and a lumbar spine disorder, as they are related to herbicide agent exposure. The RO is instructed to verify the Veteran’s alleged exposure to herbicides in Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, or at Fort Sherman, Panama.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are currently rated at 60 percent. The Board finds that a new examination is necessary to determine if the Veteran has complete loss of sphincter control due to his service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for his service-connected hemorrhoids was dismissed as he withdrew the claim prior to any decision being made.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions have been denied as the new evidence received does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut the presumption of soundness for pre-existing disorders.

The Veteran's initial rating for service-connected hemorrhoids was denied as the condition is already at its maximum schedular rating. The Veteran's hearing loss has been remanded due to inadequate examination.

An effective date of August 27, 2012 is granted for the award of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied.,A rating in excess of 30 percent for left inguinal hernia is denied.,A compensable rating for hemorrhoids is denied.,A compensable rating for ilio-inguinal nerve dysfunction is denied.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD is denied.