Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for chronic constipation, hemorrhoids with pruritus ani, and service connection for De Quervain's tenosynovitis of the right side.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for a cervical spine condition, low back condition, hemorrhoids, sleep apnea, chronic constipation, and pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB).

The appeals for service connection for hemorrhoids and anemia, to include as secondary to hemorrhoids, have been withdrawn by the Veteran's representative.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for tension headaches, service connection for residuals of head injury, to include TBI, a right shoulder condition, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for hemorrhoids, left hip osteoarthritis and hip joint replacement, right hip osteoarthritis, limitation of flexion of the left knee status post arthroscopy with partial medial meniscectomy, and degenerative arthritis, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for symptomatic left knee meniscal tear.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including knee and back pain, exotropia, GERD, and hemorrhoids, due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for hemorrhoids prior to May 19, 2024, and a rating in excess of 20 percent from that date.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection based on new and relevant evidence, but remanded several issues for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids, right side muscle spasms, and temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for hemorrhoids due to his failure to report for scheduled VA examinations, and remanded the claim for left ear hearing loss for further development of evidence.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and service connection, except for granting an effective date of September 16, 2022, for service connection for GERD and IBS.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to an inadequate VA examination and the need for a medical opinion that addresses all theories of entitlement, including direct service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability and an initial rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches, while denying service connection for hemorrhoids. The effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis was set to October 5, 2021.

The appeal for service connection for hemorrhoids was dismissed as it was not timely filed.

The Board granted service connection for steatohepatitis and gastrointestinal impairment, to include chronic diarrhea and GERD. The claims for a chronic cough, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, facial scar, back disability, left hip disability, bilateral hand osteoarthritis, hemorrhoids, erectile dysfunction, and hypertension were denied.

The Board granted service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and remanded the claims for asthma, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes mellitus type 2, fibromyalgia, GERD, OSA, hemorrhoids, diarrhea, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus for further development.

The Veteran withdrew all of his pending appeals explicitly, unambiguously, and with a full understanding of the consequences thereof.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and increased ratings of 10 percent were granted for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and tinea versicolor, while denying a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and hemorrhoids.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine and hemorrhoids, but denied service connection for a neck disability and a gastrointestinal disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for internal or external hemorrhoids, chronic peri rectal abscess and remanded the claim for service connection for restrictive lung disease.