Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected hemorrhoid condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his hemorrhoids. An addendum opinion on the etiology of his acquired psychiatric disorder will also be needed.

The Board has remanded the case for further action due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids and their relationship to secondary anemia.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment, and his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is denied.

The Veteran's GERD was granted a 30 percent evaluation prior to April 7, 2016. The initial compensable evaluation for his hemorrhoids and hypertension were also granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and proper notification of scheduled examination dates.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, GERD, a bladder condition, hemorrhoids, and a skin condition. The cervical spine disability was rated at 20 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his thoracolumbar and cervical spine disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on limitation of motion or IVDS. The extension of a temporary total rating was also denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids warrant a 10% evaluation since November 23, 1991. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is also service connected and warrants consideration under VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are found to be related to his active service.,PTSD has not been diagnosed, and the evidence does not support a finding of PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of urinary urgency, hemorrhoids, and irritable bowel syndrome. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids, lumbosacral strain, and onychomycosis. The Veteran's bilateral eye disorder claim was not addressed as it is a separate issue.

The Veteran's hypertension and hemorrhoids have been evaluated as noncompensably disabling. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher evaluation for either condition.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal. The issues of entitlement to service connection for prostate cancer and an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded for additional development.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for the Veteran's hemorrhoids, effective from June 3, 2001. The decision is based on persistent bleeding and fissures.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities make him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board grants TDIU.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause or materially contribute to his death, and the causes of death are not otherwise related to service. The claim for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 is also denied as the Veteran was in receipt of TDIU for over a decade prior to his death.

Service connection granted for tinnitus, hemorrhoids, headache disability, and allergic rhinitis.,Service connection denied for cervical spine disorder and thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at the highest possible level of 40 percent, effective as of the date of this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disorder and hemorrhoids were not caused by service, resulting in a denial of both claims.