Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids due to insufficient evidence and need for an addendum opinion.

The Veteran's cause of death is not service-connected as the evidence does not meet the criteria for service connection under specific statutory and regulatory guidelines.

The Veteran's appeals for pneumonia, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and hemorrhoids have been dismissed. The appeal to reopen his psychiatric disorder claim has been granted. The remaining claims are remanded due to new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to January 12, 2015.

The Board has determined that a VA addendum opinion is necessary to properly address whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids preexisted service and were not aggravated by service. The case is being remanded for this purpose.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA benefits, finding that entitlement to these benefits was not established prior to April 16, 2011.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hemorrhoids is being remanded due to the need for a thorough examination and opinion regarding the etiology of her hemorrhoid disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for extraschedular consideration due to her service-connected migraines and hemorrhoids, which prevent her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's claims for tinea cruris, hemorrhoids, nose bleeds, foot skin rash, OSA, lumbar spine disability, anxiety disorder, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examination.

The Board denied a compensable initial rating for the Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence did not support the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7336.

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for service-connected hemorrhoids, effective October 13, 2016. The appeal for an increased initial evaluation is continued as the maximum schedular rating of 20 percent has been awarded.

The Board has granted a rating of 60 percent for recurrent internal hemorrhoids, which is the maximum available under the applicable diagnostic code. The Veteran's condition includes extensive leakage and fairly frequent involuntary bowel movements.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of response from Mt. Sinai Medical Center regarding the Veteran's private medical records, and requests for these records should be made again.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, rash, right shoulder condition, chest condition, and hemorrhoids as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link between his in-service treatment and any present conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are currently evaluated as non-compensable due to the lack of evidence showing large or thrombotic hemorrhoids, persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities necessitate the need for regular aid and attendance, resulting in a grant of SMC based on A&A. The issue of entitlement to SMC based on being housebound is moot due to the greater monetary benefit provided by SMC at the A&A rate.

The Veteran's neck disability, characterized as degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine, is granted service connection.,Service connection for left arm radiculopathy is remanded due to insufficient evidence in the record.,Service connection for diverticulitis is denied as there is no persuasive evidence that it began during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.,Service connection for hemorrhoids is denied as there is no persuasive evidence that they began during active service, or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a condition subject to presumptive service connection due to exposure to burn pits and other environmental hazards, is granted based on the PACT Act.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and thus granted his claim for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 and TDIU are remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including failure to obtain relevant treatment records and provide an adequate examination.