Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hemorrhoids were not incurred in or related to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Board hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for hemorrhoids and PTSD are still pending.

The Veteran was rendered unemployable as of May 21, 2013, solely due to his multiple service-connected disabilities and this has continued unabated since that point in time.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA and private medical records, conducting a VA examination to assess the severity of his IBS, and determining whether his hemorrhoids are related to service or aggravated by his service-connected IBS.

The Veteran requested withdrawal of all his claims on appeal, and the Board has dismissed them.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hemorrhoids has been dismissed as there is no longer a controversy regarding the issue.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn prior to the issuance of a final decision.

The Veteran's gout was granted service connection, and he received a non-compensable rating for his right ear hearing loss. The Veteran's hemorrhoids were also granted service connection with a non-compensable rating. His left inguinal hernia, impotence, tendonitis of the right wrist, sinusitis with headaches, skin disease, and meralgia paresthetica of the right thigh are all rated as non-compensable. The Veteran's sleep apnea was granted service connection effective September 20, 2007, and he received a 30 percent rating for it.

The Board has determined that VA medical examinations are necessary to adjudicate the appeal and these matters are therefore REMANDED for further action.

The Veteran's impairment of sphincter control, status post hemorrhoidectomy, has been granted a 30 percent rating effective July 28, 2008. The lumbar spine disability remains at a 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the claims are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hemorrhoids do not meet or approximate the criteria for a compensable disability rating, as they are manifested by mild to moderate severity without large or thrombotic hemorrhoids, irreducible, with excessive redundant tissue, evidencing frequent recurrences.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left ear hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, and thus granted service connection for these conditions. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss, a right ankle disability, hemorrhoids, and a psychiatric disability remain pending.

The Veteran's unauthorized medical expenses incurred on December 20, 2010 at St. Joseph Hospital were denied as the services were not authorized in advance by VA and there was no emergency condition warranting immediate treatment.

The Board has granted service connection for the claimed conditions and assigned an initial disability rating of 10 percent, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's cervical spine disability, left hip radiculopathy, and right hip radiculopathy are service-connected. The Veteran's upper extremity disabilities and hemorrhoids are not service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected hypertension and hemorrhoids are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations, as well as the retrieval of outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, left and right calcaneal spurs, hemorrhoids, and irritable bowel syndrome with diverticulitis have been rated as noncompensable (0 percent) since September 1, 2009. The Board has determined that a higher initial disability rating of 10 percent is warranted for the calcaneal spur disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder has been reopened. His PTSD is rated at 30 percent, and his hemorrhoids are not compensable.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for hemorrhoids was denied as the symptoms did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.