Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids and found that the Veteran's GERD is at least as likely as not related to his service. The issue of service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease remains pending.

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

The Board has granted secondary service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and assigned a separate 10 percent disability rating. The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected lumbar spine and PTSD disabilities, warranting secondary service connection. Hemorrhoids are not service connected.

The Board has determined that it is factually ascertainable that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from retaining substantially gainful employment for a period of one year prior to his February 12, 2008 claim. Therefore, an effective date of August 20, 2007, but no earlier, has been granted for the award of TDIU.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing his claim for an increased rating for hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for hemorrhoids has been withdrawn, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the Veteran's request for withdrawal prior to the Board's decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colitis was denied as the weight of evidence does not rise to equipoise regarding a diagnosis of colitis or its residuals.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids prior to August 5, 2015, and 70 percent since for PTSD was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is denied as his hemorrhoids do not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7336.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's gastrointestinal disability is related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for muscle spasms, coccygodynia, bilateral hip disability, and hemorrhoids have been denied as there is no probative evidence of a current disability or nexus to active service.,Service connection cannot be granted based on the presumptive provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 due to the Veteran's claimed hemorrhoids not being a chronic multisymptom illness or an undiagnosed illness.

The Veteran's left foot tarsal tunnel syndrome is related to an injury he incurred in service, and the Board finds that service connection for this condition should be granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's increased ratings for his cervical spine, groin tinea cruris, and hemorrhoids disabilities. The current ratings are deemed adequate.

The Board has granted service connection for perianal hemorrhoids and assigned a 10 percent rating for the left foot disability, effective August 1, 2010.

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating. The Veteran's motion to revise or reverse this decision was dismissed.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for chest pain and hemorrhoids, as well as higher initial ratings for diabetes mellitus, type II, with chronic kidney disease, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, and tension headaches. The Board therefore dismisses these claims.

The Veteran's appeal was granted for service connection of PTSD with depression. Other claims were not resolved in his favor.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected hemorrhoids was denied as the evidence did not show that he had persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures prior to March 6, 2015.

The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for additional development, including verification of the Veteran's reported duty in Vietnam and a request for records related to his application for correction of military records. The appellant will be provided an opportunity to respond.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated treatment records and for new VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected disabilities.