Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before it can adjudicate the issues on appeal, including obtaining VA medical records and arranging for examinations to assess the veteran's hemorrhoids and postoperative septorhinoplasty.

The Board found that the veteran's sinusitis, hemorrhoids, essential hypertension and pulmonary hypertension were not incurred in or aggravated by service.,The Board also denied the claim for an earlier effective date for VA pension benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hypertension and hemorrhoids, both rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection due to a lack of evidence showing that he submitted a valid claim prior to June 1, 1998.

The Board found no evidence of chronic conditions during service and denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bronchitis, hemorrhoids, and a cardiovascular disorder (hypertension).

The Board found that the veteran's current hemorrhoids are not related to his in-service shell fragment wounds and denied service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and further examination is needed for both hemorrhoids and hepatitis claims.

The veteran's low back disability is rated at 40 percent, and he has service connection for a right eye peripheral retinal hole, hemorrhoid disability manifested by bleeding during bowel movements, and prostate cancer. The Board finds no basis to grant additional evaluations for the other conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and therefore denied his claims for DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 and DEA eligibility.

The veteran's claims for service connection and initial evaluations were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a grant of higher ratings based on the criteria set forth in VA regulations.

The veteran's PTSD was not incurred in service, but his hemorrhoids and left hand disorder were.,Hemorrhoids are considered a wartime condition as the veteran served in Vietnam. The left hand disorder is attributed to an injury sustained during active duty.

The veteran is seeking a higher disability rating for his service-connected hemorrhoids. The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's service-connected disabilities were at least as likely as not the immediate or underlying cause of his death. The appeal is also remanded to determine eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. Chapter 35.

The Board has granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent for the veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids, effective from August 2, 2003.

The Board has determined that the proposed reduction of the veteran's hemorrhoids rating from 10 percent to noncompensable is not warranted as there was no evidence showing sustained material improvement in his condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peptic ulcer disease, hemorrhoids, and a seizure disorder. The RO also denied his requests for increased ratings for cervical strain and C-5 radiculopathy, as well as entitlement to a temporary total rating (T/TR) and specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of evidence.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that new and material evidence was submitted. The claim for right ear hearing loss is granted as it had its onset during service. The claim for tinnitus is not granted as there is no evidence linking it to service. The rating for shrapnel wound scar on mandible with retained foreign body remains at 10 percent, and the veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are rated noncompensably disabling.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further evidentiary development, including a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a hiatal hernia, hemorrhoids, and tinea pedis with onychomycosis as there was no evidence of these conditions in service or that they are related to the veteran's service.