Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has granted the veteran's motion to reopen his claims for service connection for PTSD and hemorrhoids, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The Board also found that the veteran's external hemorrhoids were incurred during active military service.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for any of the claimed conditions and denied all claims.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a service connection claim for hepatitis-B or hemorrhoids. The veteran's claims are denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for reactive airway disease, initial compensable ratings for residuals of a nasal fracture, hemorrhoids, and groin rash are denied. The veteran is granted a 10% rating for his groin rash under the new VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities criteria.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, specifically hearing loss. The VA examination results do not meet the criteria for hearing loss as defined by VA regulations.

The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and home adaptations, as well as financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or adaptive equipment, was denied due to the lack of evidence showing he requires special accommodations based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, a leg disability, residuals of oral surgery, and a psychiatric disorder. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for hemorrhoids.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, and left knee disability. The claim for an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids is remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, hearing loss, and service connection for various conditions. The appeals were not successful.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, PTSD, a skin disorder (claimed as pseudofolliculitis barbae), and hypertension. The claim for residuals of a right ankle fracture was also denied. The veteran's claims for reopening his anxiety reaction and diabetes mellitus were not granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and an increased rating for hemorrhoids. The claim for new and material evidence regarding ulcerative colitis was also denied.,Service connection for a back disorder could not be established as there is no medical evidence showing it was incurred during or aggravated by service, nor can it be presumed due to exposure to herbicides. The veteran's current low back pain may have been present since service but without objective evidence of its origin.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including verifying the veteran's combat service and PTSD claims.

The veteran's left testicle varicocele/right testicle spermatocele disability is rated at 10 percent. The claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoid disability remains pending, and the issue of entitlement to a 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 is granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, an increased rating for hemorrhoids, and a higher initial rating for PTSD have all been denied. The Board finds that the evidence does not support granting any of these claims.

The veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person or on the basis of being housebound is remanded due to incomplete examination.

The veteran's claim for higher evaluations for his right knee conditions and a TDIU was denied. His service-connected conditions include arthritis, multiple arthroscopy surgeries, irritable bowel syndrome, sleep apnea, prostatitis, hemorrhoids, chondromalacia patella, and traumatic arthritis of the right knee.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins, arthritis of multiple joints, hiatal hernia, inguinal hernia, and hemorrhoids. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable evaluations for hemorrhoids and a postoperative scar on the right breast, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including left knee disability, hemorrhoids, respiratory disability (manifested by shortness of breath), neck disability, and shoulder disability, were not incurred or aggravated during active service. The Board found no evidence to support presumptive service connection based on exposure to burn pits, Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune, radiation, Gulf War Syndrome, or the Presumption of Exposure Act.