Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including shoulder, hand, foot, respiratory, and gastrointestinal issues, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, cervical stenosis of the spine, acid reflux, erectile dysfunction, and chronic hemorrhoids. The remaining claims for degenerative joint disease in various parts of the body were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a psychiatric disability, including PTSD, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and depression, but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, and hemorrhoids.

The appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, and a bilateral foot disability were dismissed. The Veteran's hypertension, anxiety disorder, lumbar spine disability, left hip disabilities, and TDIU claim did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids, right wrist condition, left knee condition, and palpitations based on new evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct duty-to-assist errors, as the prior VA examinations were found inadequate due to reliance on inaccurate information or failure to address relevant evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a disability manifested by fatigue, to include CFS and sleep apnea; service connection for a pilonidal cyst with abscess; an effective date prior to August 5, 2021, for the grant of service connection for sinusitis on a direct basis; restoration of a 100 percent rating for service-connected papillary thyroid cancer from June 1, 2017; and an initial rating higher than 10 percent for service-connected hemorrhoids to ensure that the claims file is updated with complete medical treatment records and to obtain new VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and TDIU is granted.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids, right and left shoulder strains, but denied service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, right wrist strain, left wrist strain, tooth condition and gum condition. The claim for an acquired psychiatric condition was remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for external hemorrhoids due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional development of the record.

The appeal for service connection for left hip and right wrist conditions is dismissed as moot because the benefits were granted.,The appeals for service connection for right hand/fingers and right lower extremity sciatica radiculopathy are denied due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis.,Service connection for left shoulder and right shoulder conditions is granted based on onset during active service.,Initial ratings for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and hemorrhoids are denied as the criteria were not met.

The case was remanded to correct an error by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty related to notice of the right to a hearing.

The Board remands all service connection issues and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, and bilateral knee osteoarthritis with patellar instability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for ulcerative colitis, hemorrhoids, and a headache disability to correct pre-decisional errors in VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for allergies, bronchitis, costochondritis, and a skin condition, but granted an initial rating of 50 percent for migraines. Several claims were remanded.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings, except for sinusitis which was granted a higher rating.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating of diverticulosis, allergic rhinitis, and internal hemorrhoid and intestinal benign neoplasm due to missing VA treatment records from July 2023.