Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for shortness of breath with chronic cough, right ankle limitation of motion, hemorrhoids, and laceration scar due to insufficient evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a gastrointestinal disability, anal fissure and hemorrhoids, headache disability, temporomandibular disability, rhinitis, sinusitis, and STD, to provide the Veteran with VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, GERD, a back disability, hemorrhoids, and an umbilical hernia as well as the claim for a compensable evaluation for canker sores due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for not timely submitting a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date of the mailing of an adverse decision.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and denied higher ratings for right shoulder strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in actual loss of use of the lower extremities, thus granting eligibility for financial assistance to purchase an automobile or other conveyance.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hemorrhoids and remanded the claims for increased ratings of knee and hip disabilities due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to a duty to assist error in the prior VA examination.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of proper notice and scheduling of VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for reentrance into a VR&E program for additional education to prepare for suitable employment in healthcare or finance, as he was found not to have an employment handicap.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance is granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including bowel incontinence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and hypertension, while remanding claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, dry cough disability, dry eye disability, and chronic hemorrhoids.

The Board denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder, left and right wrist ganglion cysts, lumbosacral strain, and hemorrhoids. However, service connection was granted for common headaches.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and denied service connection for prostatitis, alopecia areata, and residuals of a hemorrhoidectomy.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board denied a compensable rating for hemorrhoids and service connection for a bilateral eye condition.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, a compensable evaluation for the fracture of the right angle of the mandible, and an increased rating for tinnitus. The claim for service connection for a heart disorder was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a stomach disorder (claimed as reoccurring vomiting) and right ankle disability, but denied service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, hemorrhoids, PTSD, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for vertigo, chronic fatigue syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), fibromyalgia, hemorrhoids, stomach disability, and sinusitis due to a procedural defect in the docketing of the appeal.