Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA and private treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his hemorrhoids and current back disability, and readjudicating the issues on appeal.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not prevented him from maintaining full-time employment during the entire appeal period.

The Veteran has effectively lost use of his lower extremities due to service-connected Parkinson's disease, and is therefore eligible for specially adapted housing. The claims for service connection for diverticulitis and an earlier effective date for Parkinson's disease have been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than February 4, 2010 for the grant of service connection for spinal stenosis/spondylosis has been granted. The rating assigned is 40 percent.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating, for purposes of accrued benefits, was denied as the evidence did not show he was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Crohn's disease and an initial compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or post-service medical records showing onset within one year after service. The expert opinion provided by the VA gastroenterologist did not support the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed hemorrhoids and right foot disability did not begin in service or are otherwise related to service. As such, the claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to address the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and gastrointestinal disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hemorrhoid disability, which includes impairment of rectal sphincter control, causes him to be unable to work since March 14, 2012. The evidence received since the last final denial relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate his claims for service connection for gout and sleep apnea. Gout is considered incurred in active service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the cause of the Veteran's death and whether his service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to it. The appellant must provide any outstanding private treatment records, including those from North Shore University Hospital at Southside and a nursing home where the Veteran received care after being discharged from the hospital.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for hemorrhoids, duodenal bulb spasticity, and left varicocele have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal concerning these issues prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, right thumb disability, back disability, hypertension, and coronary artery disease have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development due to an outdated VA examination, and the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoid residuals is still pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing a Veteran with examinations to determine the nature and cause of any right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, back disability, heart disability, hemorrhoids, and acquired psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are considered to be large, irreducible with excessive redundant tissue and evidencing frequent recurrences. The Board finds that a 10 percent evaluation is warranted for the entire appellate period.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids and umbilical hernia were denied as they do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA disability evaluation guidelines.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Board video conference hearing at a location proximate to his current domicile.

The Veteran's internal and external hemorrhoids were rated at a 10 percent rating effective December 22, 2016. The Board found that the symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.,The Veteran was granted TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities including coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, periostitis of the right tibia, and internal and external hemorrhoids.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, but the remaining claims are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and residuals of a hemorrhoidectomy was denied. The Veteran is not entitled to an increased rating for his service-connected conditions during the period on appeal.