Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right buttock, postoperative chronic hypertrophic rhinitis with polyposis, and thrombotic hemorrhoids, post hemorrhoidectomy, for further development.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids resulted in persistent bleeding with fissures, warranting a 20 percent rating for the period prior to February 17, 2010.,For his right knee disability, the Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating effective from February 17, 2010.

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids with an effective date of August 22, 2005. The Veteran's claim for PTSD to include a psychiatric disorder is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding stressors and a VA compensation examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and determining whether his brain tumor qualifies for presumptive service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the Veteran's periods of active duty for training and inactive duty for training, as well as whether his current conditions are related to service. The case will be returned to the AMC for further action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hemorrhoids warrant a 20 percent evaluation from November 14, 2005 and an increased rating for anal fissure is denied. The issues are rated as mixed due to some aspects of both conditions being granted while others were not.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a new VA examination to assess his ability to work due to service-connected disabilities and obtaining relevant ongoing VA treatment records.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, chronic sinusitis, headaches, a right inguinal hernia, and hemorrhoids. The remaining issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including hearing loss, dental issues, foot pain, cardiac arrest residuals, pneumonia-related pulmonary granuloma, psychiatric disorder, kidney stones, back injury, hemorrhoids, anal fistula, erectile dysfunction, skin disorders, and varicose veins have been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has determined that there is no objective evidence of record showing that the Veteran's external hemorrhoids are large or thrombotic, irreducible, with excessive redundant tissue, or evidencing frequent recurrences. As such, the claim for an increased (compensable) disability rating for external hemorrhoids is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to inconsistencies in the medical history provided by the Veteran and the reliance on erroneous information. The Veteran's unemployability is being reconsidered based on his current age, education, experience, and service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, diabetes mellitus, vision problems, and headaches. Headaches were found to have had their onset in service.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for hemorrhoids was granted, and the effective date of this award is set at November 6, 1998.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The claim will be referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service if necessary.

The Board previously denied service connection for hemorrhoids in April 2007 due to lack of evidence showing a link between the condition and military service. The Veteran has not provided new and material evidence since that decision.

The Veteran's hemorrhoid condition had its onset in-service and is related to his military service. The Board grants service connection for the condition.

The Board has determined that the combined rating of 40 percent for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities is correct and properly computed.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for hypertension and hemorrhoids are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids was denied as there is no evidence of the condition during or after his military service. The claims for GERD and right knee DJD are pending, with further examination needed to determine their current severity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and higher ratings have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of service connection or higher ratings for most conditions, with some exceptions.