Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected left foot disabilities and service connection for hemorrhoids, as well as other related matters, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than April 5, 2021 for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids due to clear and unmistakable error in the April 2017 rating decision.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids and denied service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome in both the right and left hands.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for migraine headaches but denied service connection and initial compensable ratings for other conditions.

The Veteran withdrew all claims and appeals, leading to the dismissal of the issues.

The appeal was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of administrative review options.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for service-connected hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence did not support a finding of symptoms severe enough to warrant a compensable rating.

The Veteran is granted an extraschedular total disability rating due to individual unemployability from September 24, 2010 to January 26, 2011 and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate from January 26, 2011 to February 29, 2012.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for his service-connected hemorrhoid condition, as the evidence did not show persistent bleeding with secondary anemia or fissures.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids following surgery in February 2023, and remanded the issue of service connection for bowel incontinence.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and vertigo as secondary to a service-connected disability, but remanded the claims for low back disability, right knee disability, upper right paraspinal disability, and rectal bleeding.

The appeal for service connection and increased ratings for various conditions, including diabetes, erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disability, hemorrhoids, and knee and ankle disabilities, was dismissed.

The character of the appellant's discharge from active military service is not a bar to the receipt of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits, and service connection was granted for bilateral pes planus and bilateral tinnitus. However, service connection was denied for acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury (TBI), heel spurs condition, right knee, left knee, lower lumbar back, hypertension, hemorrhoids, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions, including a neck condition, dizziness, and various limb conditions, as there was no evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrences. The claims for a bladder disability, chronic cough, rhinitis, bilateral foot condition, and liver condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and hemorrhoids, while remanding claims for a low back disability, left knee disability, tension headaches, GERD, chronic constipation, and hypertension.

The appeal for a compensable rating for the deformity of the right little finger was denied, and several service connection claims were remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids and a rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to obtain private medical records.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection and higher initial ratings for various conditions, including PTSD, shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, migraine headaches, thoracic strain, cervical strain, allergic rhinitis, hemorrhoids, right hand index finger residuals, right wrist residuals, and peripheral neurological involvement.

The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent rating for service-connected internal or external hemorrhoids, effective from May 1, 2024.