Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hemorrhoids as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine disability, hip disabilities, restless leg syndrome, hand tremors, deviated septum, hemorrhoids, and bilateral hearing loss, due to a need for additional development of evidence.

The Veteran's hypertension was granted a 10 percent rating, but no more. The claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids, GERD, TMD, and back disability were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for all claims due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted a 50 percent disability rating, and the effective date for her hemorrhoids is changed to December 30, 2022.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, migraines, GERD, hypothyroidism, and hemorrhoids but granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD from April 15, 2019.

The Board granted initial compensable evaluations for hemorrhoids and right hip conditions, but denied service connection for a gastrointestinal condition.

The Board denied an effective date earlier than May 21, 2018 for the grant of service connection for hemorrhoids and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claim for a bowel condition, including GERD, colon polyps, colon diverticulosis, hemorrhoids, and anal fissure, to determine if these conditions are aggravated by service-connected diabetes with obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board remands the issues of a rating in excess of 20 percent for hemorrhoids and TDIU for further development.

The Board denied service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left and right lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, a rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder, and secondary conditions as the evidence did not support a diagnosis or nexus to service or service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected hemorrhoids with rectal prolapse to obtain outstanding treatment records.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, as well as appeals related to an earlier effective date for a disability rating.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, but denied or remanded the claims for service connection for a recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disability, prostatitis, erectile dysfunction, left elbow disability, esophageal disability to include GERD, gastrointestinal disability to include IBS, headache disability, right shoulder disability, heart disability, bilateral foot disability, and compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for OSA, IBS, and headaches. The Board also granted service connection for right elbow, left wrist, neck, and left leg shin splints conditions.

The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids due to an inadequate VA examination and the need to reassess the severity of the condition without the ameliorative effects of medication.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while the appeals for other conditions were remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for otitis externa, hemorrhoids, allergic rhinitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. The claims for memory loss disability, sinusitis, neck disability, and back disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids as secondary to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on new and relevant evidence.