Hemorrhoids — all decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for hemorrhoids, residuals of a tonsillectomy, and residuals of a right shoulder lipoma have been denied. The claim for increased rating for seizure disorder has also been remanded.,Service connection was not established for the claimed conditions due to lack of evidence confirming diagnoses or linking symptoms to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development regarding his right thumb disability. The appeal for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The low back disability, diabetes mellitus with macular edema and diabetic retinopathy (right eye), right leg radiculitis, right knee arthritis, residuals of a left index finger fracture, hemorrhoids, and prostate cancer residuals are all rated at 20 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids due to additional evidence submitted since previous decisions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and a lack of evidence regarding the Veteran's hemorrhoids in service. The Veteran will be provided with an opportunity for further examination and review of his medical history.

The Board has determined that the Veteran developed recurrent hemorrhoids while on active duty and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for residuals of a shell fragment wound in the left chest, service connection for hernia, and service connection for hemorrhoids are all remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board will provide new examinations and opinions regarding these issues.

The Board denied a 10 percent evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities prior to June 25, 2014, finding no evidence of such character as to clearly interfere with normal employability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea with COPD and irritable bowel syndrome, have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection. The RO must obtain updated VA treatment records from various facilities and associate them with the claims file.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to increased ratings for hemorrhoids and a cyst of the chest, as well as service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability due to potential new evidence or symptomatology not previously considered.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development and evidence. Specifically, he needs VA examinations for his hemorrhoids and psychiatric disorders, as well as attempts at corroborating his in-service stressors.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment prior to October 13, 2011.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and bilateral knee increased ratings due to incomplete development, including missing records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of hemorrhoids has been granted. The cases for increased rating of PTSD and GERD have been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a higher evaluation of his service-connected hemorrhoids prior to February 16, 2016 is granted. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for hemorrhoids since February 16, 2016 on an extraschedular basis is denied. The claims for increased evaluations of DDD and DJD of the lumbar spine prior to January 19, 2018 and beginning January 19, 2018 are remanded. The claim for TDIU prior to June 17, 2014 is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for hypertension, hemorrhoids, and TDIU due to inadequate examinations and missing records. Additional development is required.

The Board has granted service connection for hemorrhoids. The issues of service connection for right knee disorder and left knee disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia has been granted service connection due to its presumptive nature based on his service in Southwest Asia.,Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied as the evidence does not support a diagnosis of this condition.