Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The appeal has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and hypothyroidism, both due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents under the PACT Act. Other claims were either dismissed or remanded for further evidence.

The Board granted service connection for disability manifested by gastrointestinal symptoms, hemorrhoids, and left shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis but denied the claim for a left knee scar as secondary to a left knee disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected external hemorrhoids as the evidence did not support a finding of large, thrombotic, or irreducible hemorrhoids with excessive redundant tissue or frequent recurrences.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, COPD, hemorrhoids, a heart condition, left wrist and thumb conditions, right forearm/elbow condition, lower extremity peripheral neuropathies, and upper extremity peripheral neuropathies as there was no evidence of an in-service event, injury, or disease relevant to these conditions and a nexus between any such occurrence and the present diseases.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for various service-connected conditions, but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left wrist condition, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, and left hand condition, as well as a compensable rating of 20 percent for hemorrhoids.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including head swelling/inflammation, corneal scars and opacities or other keratitis, right leg pain (separate from right knee PFPS), condylomata acuminata of the perianal region, an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, anxiety, depression, severe paranoia, and brain damage, right foot pain, mild penile irritation, a STI, rectal scar, status post hemorrhoidectomy/skin tag removal, internal or external hemorrhoids, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensable initial disability ratings for allergic rhinitis, orchitis, recurrent hemorrhoids, and hyperflexibility of the bilateral ring fingers and little fingers.

The Board denied increased ratings for hypertension and hemorrhoids but granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids as the evidence showed mild to moderate severity, not warranting a higher rating.

The appeal for service connection for tinnitus is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full. The remaining claims are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, IBS, hemorrhoids, and pregnancy as the evidence did not support a nexus to military service. The claims for neck pain, back pain, bilateral foot pain, bilateral shoulder pain, bilateral wrist pain, bilateral hand pain, bilateral hip pain, bilateral knee pain, and bilateral ankle pain were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for vertigo, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hemorrhoids to schedule VA examinations. The claim for a right knee disorder is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right and left leg cramps, hemorrhoids, and erectile disorder, as the evidence did not support a higher rating than the currently assigned noncompensable or 10 percent ratings.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn, and all claims were dismissed.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for headaches, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and a compensable rating for hemorrhoids due to untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD).

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to an initial compensable rating for service-connected hemorrhoids and entitlement to service connection for a right knee injury for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing and an automobile allowance was granted, while the claims for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance and compensable ratings for lower extremity radiculopathies were denied.