Hemorrhoids Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current hemorrhoids are not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the promulgation of a decision.,New and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for right heel spur, left foot disability, and lumbar spine disability. The Board finds that these claims are granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence and incomplete VA medical records. The Veteran will need a new examination for his skin condition, hemorrhoids, bilateral hearing loss, and residuals of a head injury.

The Veteran's service-connected hemorrhoids are granted as secondary to his service-connected urethral stricture. The Board has remanded the issues of increased ratings for urethral stricture and chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood, earlier effective dates for these conditions, entitlement to SMC (A&A/Housebound), SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including bilateral hearing loss disability, hemorrhoids, hypertension, PTSD and bipolar disorder, right elbow lateral epicondylitis, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, lower extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, knee strains, and pes cavus. The issues are remanded due to the need for additional development of records.

The rating reduction from 20 percent to 0 percent for hemorrhoids was improper and a 20 percent rating is restored, effective June 1, 2015.,Entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to new evidence, lack of a nexus opinion, and need for additional examinations. The issues include psychiatric disorders, lumbar spine disorder, bilateral conjunctivitis, hemorrhoids, and hyperparathyroidism.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to require the regular aid and attendance of another person, warranting entitlement to SMC at the aid and attendance rate.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected disabilities, finding that there is insufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that he is unemployable.

The Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, internal hemorrhoids, TBI, and headaches with migraine features have been granted service connection.,An increased rating of 10 percent has been granted for the left and right knee disabilities since July 7, 2014.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including for pseudofolliculitis barbae, right and left knee disabilities, bilateral foot disability, migraine headaches, psychiatric disability, hypertension, stomach disability (acid reflux), cervical spine disability, low back disability, sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, surgical scar on lower back, neurological disability of the left lower extremity, and neurological disability of the right lower extremity. Additional development is required to obtain updated VA medical treatment records and properly executed releases for any private care providers who have treated the Veteran.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of allergic rhinitis can be adjudicated. The Veteran needs to undergo a VA examination to determine if he currently has hemorrhoids, and another examination to assess his current severity of allergic rhinitis without considering the ameliorative effects of his prescribed medication.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of authorization for private treatment records from Dr. F., and a need for a new VA examination to assess the impact of service-connected disabilities on employment.

The Veteran's appeal for a compensable evaluation of his service-connected hemorrhoids and entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for additional examinations and verification of stressors.

The Veteran's appeals for sleep apnea, hemorrhoids, and Raynaud's disease were dismissed as withdrawn. The claims of service connection for prostate condition (including elevated PSA and enlargement), lumbar spine disability, pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, and cervical spine disability are reopened.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for hemorrhoids, to include as secondary to duodenal ulcer, due to concerns about the adequacy of previous medical opinions and the need for further development.

The Veteran's initial 10% evaluation for hemorrhoids is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and consideration of recent evidence.

The Veteran's hemorrhoid disorder is currently rated as noncompensable. The Board has granted an initial compensable rating of 10 percent, but only for the period on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, diagnosed as internal hemorrhoids and intermittent rectal bleeding, finding that the Veteran's current disability was not chronic in service and has not been continuous since service separation. The appeal is denied.