Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for internal and external hemorrhoids, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records and Reserve service personnel records. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also remanded due to incomplete employment information.

The Veteran's narcolepsy is currently rated as 30 percent disabling, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted due to lack of need for assistive breathing devices.,The Veteran's verruca vulgaris (warts) on both hands are not considered severe enough to warrant a compensable rating under current criteria.,The Veteran's hemorrhoids do not meet the criteria for a compensable rating as they have not resulted in persistent bleeding, secondary anemia, or fissures.,The Veteran's acne is superficial and has not resulted in any disfigurement or scarring.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and active service.

The Board has denied service connection for a left foot disorder, hemorrhoids, and pruritus ani. The Veteran's claim of service connection for anemia is remanded due to the need for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetic retinopathy, gastrointestinal disorder, and hypothyroidism due to Camp Lejeune exposure are denied.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for internal hemorrhoids, glaucoma, and hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claim for service connection of hemorrhoids and remanded the issues on fecal incontinence. The Veteran contends that her hemorrhoids began during service, worsened after childbirth, and are related to her service-connected back disability.

The Veteran is granted an Extraschedular TDIU from January 30, 2001 to December 19, 2002 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as gastrointestinal tract disability (to include hemorrhoids and/or fissures).,Service connection is also granted for lumbosacral strain and initial evaluation of left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids was denied. A separate 30 percent rating for fecal incontinence from June 1, 2017, was granted.,A 30 percent disability rating for GERD from June 1, 2019, was granted.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for hemorrhoids and a skin condition due to incomplete notification of scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for increased rating of hemorrhoids is being remanded due to the need for a SSOC with consideration of additional VA-generated evidence.

The Veteran's GERD and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE) have been granted service connection. The Veteran's stomach ulcers, left hip condition, and hemorrhoids are denied.,Service connection for GERD is granted as it is presumed to have onset during active service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including headaches (migraines), neurological signs and symptoms, psychiatric disability, hip disabilities, knee disabilities, plantar fasciitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), hemorrhoids, obstructive sleep apnea, fatigue, hypertension, glaucoma, and optic atrophy have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these claims during his March 2021 Board hearing.,The appeals were withdrawn by the Veteran in writing prior to the promulgation of a decision by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence showing she was unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence or requests for substitution.

The Board has granted service connection for diffuse motility disorder/colonic inertia, subtotal colectomy as secondary to diffuse motility disorder/colonic inertia, deep thrombosis hemorrhoids and anal fissures as secondary to diffuse motility disorder/colonic inertia. The Veteran's claims are based on direct service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further development, including VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded due to insufficient evidence. The TDIU claim was also remanded.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's hemorrhoids, effective from August 23, 2018. The rating is based on the criteria for large or thrombotic, irreducible external or internal hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue and frequent recurrences.

The Board has determined that the VA examination and opinion are inadequate, and thus remands the case for an addendum opinion to address all evidence of record.