Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment for the entire appellate period prior to May 31, 2017.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient development regarding exposure to Agent Orange and treatment records from San Diego Naval Hospital.

The Board found that the Veteran's hemorrhoid condition did not develop during his active service and is not related to any injury or disease incurred in service. The VA examiner concluded that the current hemorrhoid condition was not directly related to his military service.

The Board has ordered additional development regarding the Veteran's TDIU claim, including obtaining employment information and a VA examination to assess his occupational impairment due to service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, nephritis with nephrolithiasis, tinnitus, tendonitis of the right and left ankles, and hemorrhoids, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's disability ratings were reduced from 40 percent to 10 percent for lumbosacral paravertebral myositis, effective June 1, 2011. The reduction was found to be proper as there had been no actual improvement in the Veteran's condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's post-sphincterotomy hemorrhoids with decreased sphincter tone disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 60 percent from March 17, 2009.

The Board found that the Veteran's hemorrhoids were not incurred in service and are not otherwise causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service. The claim for an increased rating for his back disability is remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records and medical opinions regarding his hepatitis C, bilateral hearing loss, and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a TDIU as his combined disability rating is only 70 percent, which does not meet the requirement of at least one disability rated at 40 percent or more with a combined rating of 70 percent or more. The Board finds that the Veteran is not unemployable solely due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's ruptured tendons, hemorrhoids, and right wrist CTS. The rating of 10 percent for right elbow tendonitis remains unchanged.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unemployable prior to February 29, 2008. Since then, she has had a combined schedular disability rating of 100 percent and is contending that she is unemployable due to the combination of these same service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly assess the Veteran's claims, including obtaining outstanding VA and private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's left hand disability and hemorrhoids have been rated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period. The Board has determined that a compensable rating is warranted for both conditions.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a chronic sinus disorder, headache disorder, or constipation and hemorrhoids related to service. The Veteran's current conditions are not considered incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board has decided that the case needs to be returned for additional development due to insufficient examination and treatment records, particularly regarding the Veteran's diagnosis of normocytic anemia and persistent rectal bleeding.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches, meralgia paresthetica (right leg sciatica), and hemorrhoids do not meet the threshold criteria for a TDIU. The claim is denied as the evidence does not support that his service-connected conditions alone prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn. The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a right testicular/groin disability, right leg disability, or lumbosacral spine disability. Service connection for these conditions is denied.