Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for rectal cancer and hemorrhoids, finding that his exposure to ionizing radiation in service was not sufficient to establish a link between his current conditions.

The veteran meets the requirements for specially adapted housing due to permanent and total service-connected disability, including loss of use of one lower extremity with associated organic disease or injury affecting locomotion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury and increased evaluations for internal and external hemorrhoids and left ear hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for angioneurotic edema and residuals of frostbite of the hands and feet, as well as reopening the claim for hemorrhoids. The issue of increased evaluation for dyshidrosis with tinea pedis was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, finding that there was no competent medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, finding it was aggravated by the veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids is also granted.

The appellant withdrew his appeal on all issues prior to the Board's decision.

The veteran's appeal was denied for multiple conditions, including service connection claims and rating increases.

The Board denied the appeal, concluding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for hemorrhoids.

The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the service-connected degenerative joint and disc disease of the cervical spine with headaches, effective from December 26, 2000.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids and a 10 percent increased disability rating for pericarditis, effective from January 12, 1998.

The VA denied a compensable rating for service-connected hemorrhoids, citing the current medical evidence as not meeting the criteria for a 10% rating due to thrombosed hemorrhoids that were treated and have not recurred.

The veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are currently rated as noncompensable, and his bilateral varicose veins have been rated at 10 percent since October 1996. The new rating criteria for varicose veins became effective on January 12, 1998.,Effective from January 12, 1998, the veteran's bilateral varicose veins are rated as 10 percent each leg.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a back injury, postoperative residuals from hemorrhoidectomy, and gastrointestinal signs and symptoms (including bloody stools) due to an undiagnosed illness resulting from Persian Gulf service. Service connection was not established for neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms.

The Board has determined that the veteran's hemorrhoids were first manifested during service and are therefore granted service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for migraine headaches, but denied service connection for the residuals of a right middle finger fracture and external hemorrhoids.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU rating were denied. His service-connected bilateral plantar warts with great toe callosity are rated at 30 percent, his residuals of hemorrhoidectomy are rated at 0 percent, and he does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU rating.

The veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids and an initial compensable disability rating for a scar on his left cheek. The Board found that the criteria for these ratings were not met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for hemorrhoids and residuals of a fracture of the right metacarpal, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an increased evaluation under applicable VA rating criteria.