Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected conditions prevented him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful course of employment since August 14, 2009. The Board granted TDIU with an effective date of August 14, 2009.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are as likely as not of such nature and severity as to prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, effective June 24, 2012.

The Veteran's initial increased rating for hemorrhoids is being remanded due to the discrepancy in assessing his internal hemorrhoids during the November 2017 VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and to obtain updated medical records. Issues include internal hemorrhoids, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection for subtotal colectomy, deep thrombosis hemorrhoids, and anal fissures. However, further medical opinions are needed before a decision can be made on these reopened claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for heart disability, back disability, neck disability, sciatic nerve conditions in buttocks (left and right lower extremities), lower leg disabilities (left and right lower extremities), upper extremity disabilities (left and right upper extremities), and hemorrhoids due to potential service connection issues.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are granted a compensable rating of 20 percent. The Veteran's mitral valve regurgitation is denied as her condition does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the severity of his migraine headaches and whether he requires aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and hemorrhoids, finding that there was no evidence of continuous or recurrent symptoms since separation from active service. The Veteran's assertions of symptomatology during or after service were not supported by contemporaneous medical records.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left knee disorder, bilateral foot disorder, and hemorrhoids. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, a bilateral eye condition secondary to diabetes, anemia, and denied service connection for diverticulitis and hemorrhoids. The Veteran's knee disability is found to have caused or aggravated her obesity, which led to her diabetes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a prostate disability and an anal disability due to exposure to diesel fuel and/or paint thinner during service. Additional development is needed, including obtaining medical opinions on whether these conditions are causally or etiologically related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids but remanded the issue of service connection for rectal bleeding due to unclear etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to follow substantially gainful employment prior to November 3, 2012.

The Board has remanded the cases of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and effective date prior to October 1, 2017 for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits due to inextricably intertwined issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation during the period on review, outside of the convalescent period. As such, a TDIU is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current pulmonary disability and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim. The Veteran's hemorrhoids are rated under Diagnostic Code 7336, for external or internal hemorrhoids. An additional VA examination is required to assess the current severity of his hemorrhoids. For the gastrointestinal (GI) disability, gastritis, an additional VA examination is required to determine whether the Veteran has a chronic gastrointestinal disability that had its onset during service. For the right knee and cervical spine disabilities, an additional VA examination is required to address whether the Veteran's conditions had their onset during service or are otherwise related to his active duty service. For the right shoulder disability, an additional VA examination is required to address whether the pre-existing right shoulder strain was aggravated by the Veteran's active duty service.

The Veteran's hypertension, CAD with aortic valve stenosis, gout, bilateral eye disability, hemorrhoids, kidney disability, and left knee edema were not incurred or aggravated during service.,Service connection was denied for all claimed conditions as the evidence does not establish that any of these disabilities began in service or within one year of separation from service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and a rating in excess of 20 percent for hemorrhoids have been dismissed.,His skin disability claim has been denied as it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to hypertension, hemorrhoids, sleep impairment, a swollen artery in the stomach, neck disability, right shoulder disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability need further examination and evaluation. The VA will obtain all relevant records and schedule the Veteran for examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.