Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for Crohn's Disease but granted a separate disability rating of 20 percent, but no higher, for hemorrhoids.

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

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain gainful employment from September 1, 2018.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for asthma, hemorrhoids, right knee condition, left knee condition, low back pain, and kidney stones.

The appeal was denied for service connection of a right ear hearing loss disability, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's hemorrhoids began during or are causally related to active-duty service.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 10 percent for GERD and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The other issues related to service connection were remanded.

The Veteran's initial compensable rating for hemorrhoids prior to July 14, 2020, is denied.,The Veteran's initial increased rating for lumbosacral strain (back disability) prior to July 14, 2020, is denied.

The Board denied an earlier effective date and a compensable rating for tonsillitis with tonsillar hypertrophy, status post tonsillectomy. The claims for service connection for hypertension and hemorrhoids were remanded due to inadequate examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for hemorrhoids and service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a higher disability level or a nexus to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and hemorrhoids, finding that the evidence did not support a present disability or credible lay statements regarding the onset of these conditions during active duty.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids and remanded the claim for service connection for a hysterectomy.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC), due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities related to service or functional impairment.

The Board denied service connection for GERD, right kidney disability, right shoulder disability, hemorrhoids, left knee osteoarthritis, and sinus disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's skin disability is related to service and granted. The claims for depression, anxiety, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, diverticular disability, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gall bladder disability, and hernia are denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral plantar warts, chronic fatigue syndrome (claimed as residuals of mononucleosis), and hemorrhoids to include as secondary to service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.,For chronic fatigue syndrome, the VA examination is inadequate because it does not address the Veteran's symptoms and discuss the exclusion of all other clinical conditions that may produce similar symptoms.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings have been denied.,The Veteran was not granted an earlier effective date for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD with alcohol use disorder, lumbar radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, fracture, second metatarsal, left foot, healed, scar, left knee, or hemorrhoids.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity that they prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for chronic prostatitis with perianal discomfort and hemorrhoids were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the symptoms described.