Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for pulmonary sarcoidosis to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for left knee posttraumatic degenerative arthritis, bilateral shin splints, and lumbar strain. A 20 percent initial rating was assigned for hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and denied service connection for GERD, chronic fatigue syndrome, a Gulf War undiagnosed illness or MUCMI, and an earlier effective date for migraines.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability and bilateral onychomycosis, as secondary to bilateral tinea pedis, while denying or remanding the other issues.

The Board denied increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, with the exception of a 10 percent rating for right Achilles tendon rupture.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, diagnosed as knee strain, and hemorrhoids. The claims for low back disability, headaches, anemia, melanoma, OSA, hypertension, and psychiatric disability were either dismissed or remanded.

The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are related to their active service and service connection is granted.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diverticulitis, bleeding of the rectum (hemorrhoids), and GERD based on new and relevant evidence submitted since the last final denial.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20 percent evaluation of hemorrhoids, as no factually ascertainable worsening in the condition occurred within one year prior to the March 6, 2024 claim.

The Board is remanding the claim for service connection of hemorrhoids to ensure the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing was properly addressed.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and denied an initial compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids.

The Board remands the claim for a compensable disability rating for service-connected hemorrhoids with pruritus ani to provide the Veteran with notice of the new digestive system rating criteria, afford him another VA examination, and adjudicate the claim considering the new criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for hypertension or a higher rating for hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for corneal abrasion of the right eye, hemorrhoids, and hypertension. A 10 percent rating was granted for scar, buttocks, residual of pilonidal cyst.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, varicose veins, and tinnitus. The effective date for the 70 percent rating of posttraumatic stress disorder was granted as October 19, 2021.

The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for the right shoulder disability and 40 percent for the lower back disability, effective March 23, 2020, while denying increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and hemorrhoids, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for psoriatic dermatitis, a 30 percent rating for GERD with hiatal hernia and gastritis, and a 20 percent rating for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but denied a compensable rating for hemorrhoids.

The Board denied service connection for syncope, a left hip disability, a left ankle disability, a right ankle disability, and hemorrhoids as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.