Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for proctalgia fugax status post hemorrhoidectomy and recurrent bleeding external hemorrhoids, finding that the condition began during active service.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, including initial and increased ratings for various conditions and service connection claims.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including dental trauma, chronic respiratory failure, headaches, allergic rhinitis and sinusitis, low back disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, hemorrhoids, epigastric pain, thyroid disability, monoclonal paraproteinemia, and hip disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches have prevented her from being able to secure and follow substantially gainful occupation, and she is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids and remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids and remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids and remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several issues, including an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for plantar fasciitis, a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU), and special monthly compensation (SMC).

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted, while effective dates for service connection for hemorrhoids and migraines prior to specific dates are denied. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted, while the evaluation greater than 20 percent for hemorrhoids is denied. Several claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for an ear disability and remanded the issue of service connection for hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left knee disorders, hemorrhoids, left ear hearing loss, bowel problems, and a psychiatric disorder, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hemorrhoids but granted service connection for sinusitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, a hand disability (arthritis of hands), sleep apnea, and a cervical spine disorder (acute cervical strain) as there is no evidence to support the claims.

The Board granted service connection for left and right hand carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as a 20 percent disability rating for both left and right foot plantar fasciitis. The claim for chronic hemorrhoids was denied.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include depression with insomnia and PTSD, but denied service connection for hemorrhoids and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Veteran's service-connected GERD is granted a disability rating of 60 percent, but no higher. The claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, hypertension, and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for earlier effective dates for service connection of multiple conditions, including multiple myeloma, schizotypal personality disorder with mild neurocognitive disorder, fibromyalgia, vitamin D deficiency, migraine headaches, and others.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and reopened the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and sinusitis, but denied an increased rating for PTSD with MDD with melancholic features.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, hemorrhoids, left foot pain (also claimed as pes planus and plantar fasciitis), and pseudofolliculitis barbae due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities or that the conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.