Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, but granted service connection for prostate cancer.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for the service-connected lumbosacral strain, effective May 1, 2023. The other claims were denied.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids and denied service connection for a back disability, joint pain, migraines, and a skin condition. All other claims were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids, eczema, and bilateral hearing loss as the evidence did not support a compensable rating under applicable criteria.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and an initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids. However, the Veteran was granted a 50% rating prior to June 12, 2024, and a 100% rating from that date forward for his acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids but denied it for a left lower extremity condition, including numbness and pain.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome as secondary to the service-connected PTSD and remanded other gastrointestinal conditions for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hearing loss, a bladder condition, and various other conditions including psychiatric issues, alopecia, musculoskeletal problems, and skin conditions. The Veteran's claims were not supported by the evidence of record.

The appeal for service connection for hemorrhoids has been withdrawn by the Veteran and is therefore dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for kidney stones, diverticulosis, and hemorrhoids based on their relationship to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claims for lumbar spine disability, prolapse of rectum, and hemorrhoids for additional development before a decision can be made.

The Board granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) with an effective date of October 28, 2020, and denied increased ratings for PTSD, tinnitus, and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD due to personal trauma, denied an increased rating for tinnitus, and denied service connection for bipolar disorder, hemorrhoids, lower back pain, and left knee pain.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including carpal tunnel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, left eye, left elbow, left hip, left shoulder, hemorrhoids, headaches, back, neck, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and prediabetes.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient link to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for migraines, GERD, left and right upper extremity cubital and carpal tunnel syndrome, and hemorrhoids due to an untimely filing.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, chronic sinusitis, recurrent bronchitis, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, myocardial infarction, sleep apnea, stroke, right ear hearing loss, and hemorrhoids. The Veteran was also denied a compensable disability rating for left ear hearing loss.

The Board granted the assignment of an effective date of October 26, 2022 for the award of an increased rating to 30 percent for service-connected constipation (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome).