Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board finds that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, hemorrhoids, hepatitis C, and hypertension, cannot be granted as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for postoperative residuals of a left shoulder injury has been granted, and he is now rated at 20 percent from January 16, 2007.,PTSD was granted service connection. The Veteran currently receives a noncompensable rating for hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he did not file a timely Substantive Appeal for the July 2005 RO rating decision that denied service connection for acid reflux, hemorrhoids, infertility, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral eye disorders, and joint pain.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is evaluated at a 30 percent rating, which reflects occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The Veteran has not met the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for thoracic kyphosis and hemorrhoids were denied as there is no competent or credible evidence of these conditions during the appeal period. The claim for an increased rating for thoracolumbar spine disability was also denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination to determine his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and examinations, as well as any private treatment records from a chiropractor. The Veteran is entitled to initial compensable ratings for his service-connected left shoulder strain with history of compression arthralgia and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, a skin disorder, gout, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease. The evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating any of these claims.

The Board has granted service connection for the removal of abscessed teeth, allowing the Veteran to receive VA outpatient treatment. The claim for an increased rating for hemorrhoids was also granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current internal and external hemorrhoids are related to his service, including the inservice hemorrhoidal conditions. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's rectoanal disorder, including hemorrhoids and/or anal fistula, was incurred in or aggravated by a period of active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including prostate enlargement, allergic rhinitis, adjustment disorder, right shoulder impingement syndrome, lumbar strain myositis, tinnitus, and a papulovesicular skin rash. Service connection was denied for chest disability, left shoulder disability, stomach disability (undiagnosed illness), insomnia, dizziness, tiredness, night sweats, and psychiatric disorder (undiscovered illness).

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Board video-conference hearing, which was rescheduled.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions, as well as their impact on employment.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, with the evidence being at least in equipoise as to this point.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The evidence is in equipoise, and therefore, the claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to issues related to service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed hemorrhoids were not incurred in or aggravated by service and are not causally related to a service-connected disability. As such, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension based on the need for aid and attendance or being housebound is denied as he does not meet the criteria for either condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a back disability is denied as there is no competent evidence showing the current condition began during military service or within one year thereafter.,Prior to February 26, 2010, the Veteran's hemorrhoids did not result in persistent bleeding, secondary anemia, or fissures. Therefore, his claim for a higher rating prior to that date is denied.,Effective February 26, 2010, the Veteran's hemorrhoids resulted in anal fissures and bleeding, without anal prolapse or stricture, or more than occasional loss of sphincter control. His claim for an increased rating effective from that date is also denied.