Hemorrhoids Board decisions

Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The claims for service connection on all listed conditions are not before the Board.

The Board has determined that the AOJ committed a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error with regard to the Veteran's claims for urinary incontinence and hemorrhoids, both claimed as due to MST. The case is REMANDED for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for sleep apnea was denied, and his claim for TDIU was granted. The Board found that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including chronic hypertensive kidney disease with hypertension, sleep apnea, pes planus, gout, a right eye scar, hemorrhoids, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a back disability, and numbness in the right foot. The Veteran's tinnitus claim is denied as there was no valid earlier effective date application. Service connection for hemorrhoids is also denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless that he requires the regular aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his need for assistance with bathing/showering, tending to hygiene needs, eating or self-feeding, transferring in or out of a bed/chair, dressing, toileting, ambulating with his home or living area, and medication management.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin disability, diagnosed as seborrheic dermatitis, did not begin during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury. The gastrointestinal disability was also found not to be linked to service. The right wrist disability requires further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for gastroenteritis and hemorrhoids due to incomplete service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions. The VA will need to obtain missing in-service hospitalization records, conduct new examinations, and provide addendum opinions.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU for the period from January 1, 2020 to September 30, 2023 due to service-connected disabilities preventing him from maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to outstanding medical records for his service-connected conditions and new claims.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of hemorrhoids and anal fissures, as they are inextricably intertwined. The VA examiner is required to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted effective April 27, 2016. The TDIU is based on the combined disability ratings of his service-connected conditions: lumbar radiculopathy rated at 40%, migraine headaches rated at 30%, and hemorrhoids rated at noncompensable.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Service connection is denied for depression, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), neck disability, left upper extremity nerve condition, right upper extremity nerve condition, restless leg syndrome, left knee disability, anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.,Service connection is denied for neck disability. Service connection is remanded for entitlement to service connection for anxiety, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, intestinal disability, hemorrhoids, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral foot disability.

The Veteran's claim for hypertension has been rendered moot by a prior grant of service connection. The claim for hemorrhoids is remanded due to incomplete records and the need for additional VA opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for vertigo, but the claims for other conditions are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions and missing records.

The Board found that the Veteran's bowel condition is not due to his active service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of February 12, 2024, for the grant of service connection for hemorrhoids is granted. The claim for a compensable rating for urinary obstruction is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected internal hemorrhoids have not been shown to meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under either version of Diagnostic Code 7336, as he does not have large or thrombotic, irreducible hemorrhoids with frequent recurrences, persistent bleeding and anemia, or prolapsed internal hemorrhoids with two or less episodes per year of thrombosis. The Veteran also does not have any other separately ratable disability of the rectum/anus.

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids, service connection for impairment of the sphincter secondary to hemorrhoids, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypothyroidism.

The Veteran's bilateral ankle, right knee, and left knee disabilities are granted as service-connected.,Service connection for the Veteran's hearing loss is denied.