Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for the cause of his death and DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318, finding that there was no evidence linking any service-connected disability to his death.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the head and right and left knee injuries, but denied the claims for hemorrhoids and folliculitis abscess cysts due to lack of evidence of current disability. The claim for service connection for residuals of a laceration of the right 3rd finger is not addressed as it was not part of the appeal.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids have not been manifested by thrombotic and irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue evidencing frequent recurrences. As a result, a compensable disability rating is denied.

The Board found no evidence of a separately diagnosable chronic nausea disorder and denied the Veteran's service connection claims for a liver disorder, hemorrhoids, and diverticulitis. The claim for service connection for chronic nausea was also denied as there is no objective evidence linking it to his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids have been evaluated as noncompensable under the applicable rating criteria. The Board finds that there is no evidence of large or thrombotic hemorrhoids, with excessive redundant tissue, evidencing frequent occurrences, or persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures.

The Veteran's service connection for hemorrhoids and constipation is granted. For the period from October 30, 2010 to February 9, 2011, he was awarded a 10% initial rating for hypertension. Prior to that date, his hypertension did not meet the criteria for any compensable evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to appear at a previously scheduled videoconference hearing. The case will be returned for further action.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the September 2012 rating decision for hemorrhoids was denied due to no CUE being found. The claim of service connection for a stroke/cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and TDIU were also denied as there is no evidence that indicates the Veteran's stroke/CVA was related to his service or any other service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board via video conference at his local regional office.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids and herpes were first diagnosed during service and have persisted since. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection are met.

The Board denied service connection for glaucoma, an acquired psychiatric disability, and other conditions. The Veteran appealed these decisions to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (Veterans Court), which granted a joint motion vacating the May 2009 decision denying service connection for glaucoma and an acquired psychiatric disability and remanded those issues to the Board.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected right knee DJD, left knee DJD, and hemorrhoids were denied. The RO found that the current evaluations adequately reflected the severity of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for additional dependency benefits was granted with an effective date of December 1, 1995.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including cholecystectomy residuals, GERD, depression, knee disabilities, respiratory disorder, allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, skin disability, traumatic brain injury residuals other than headaches, headaches, right eye trauma residuals, dry eye syndrome, and erectile dysfunction are all granted.,The Veteran's service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea, headaches, dry eye syndrome, and erectile dysfunction were found to be related to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hemorrhoid disorder had its onset during service and is continuous since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, to include as secondary to his service-connected bilateral ankle disabilities, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not demonstrate an etiological relationship between the claimed condition and active duty service.,Prior to June 9, 2011, the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids was denied. As of June 9, 2011, his claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hemorrhoids was also denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of service connection for a skin rash and left ankle disability prior to the Board's decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses for left testicle epididymitis, anemia, colon polyps, internal hemorrhoids, or a right elbow disability. As such, service connection cannot be granted for these conditions.

The Board found that the reduction of the rating for hemorrhoids from 20 percent to 10 percent was improper and restored the original 20 percent rating.