IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for IBS, PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, GERD and hiatal hernia, and impotency. The claims are being reviewed again due to incomplete or insufficient opinions in previous evaluations.

The Board has denied service connection for left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities. The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability (IBS) is remanded for further review.,Service connection was not granted for the Veteran's claimed conditions as they are considered to be unrelated to her active military service.

The Board denied service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the left knee, left elbow, left hand, and right knee. The claim for low back disorder was also denied. Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was not granted.

The Board has decided to remand the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the gastrointestinal disability and asthma. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed again with additional medical examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and missing VA treatment records. The Veteran's stomach disorders, including chronic diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome, need further examination by a VA examiner.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals on the issues of entitlement to increased disability ratings for irritable bowel syndrome and recurrent major depression with generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder without agoraphobia due to his withdrawal of appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, angina pectoris with chest pains, hypertension, IBS, and fibrocystic breast disease due to outstanding VA treatment records and incomplete addendum opinions.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for IBS was denied. The Board found that the current 30 percent rating is the maximum schedular rating available and thus, no higher rating can be granted.

The Board has remanded multiple issues, including service connection for GERD secondary to PTSD and IBS, expressive dyslexia, increased ratings for IBS and PTSD prior to August 10, 2012, and the effective date of Dependents' Educational Assistance.

The Board dismissed the appeals for hearing loss and IBS with GERD. The claim of service connection for fibromyalgia was reopened due to new evidence, and it is now granted. Service connection for hemorrhoids is also granted.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and granted a 30% rating for IBS. The appeal for an increased PTSD rating is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection and increased rating for various conditions, including fibromyalgia, TBI, headaches, IBS-GERD, chronic fatigue/hypersomnolence, and sleep impairment (claimed as sleep apnea).

Service connection is denied for fibromyalgia, TBI, and headaches.,Service connection is granted for IBS-GERD with a 30% rating. Service connection is denied for chronic fatigue/hypersomnolence and sleep impairment (claimed as sleep apnea).

Allergic rhinitis and multiple joint pains (fibromyalgia) are granted. Service connection for lower back disability is reopened, but denied. Service connection for sarcoidosis and gastrointestinal disorder (IBS) as due to Gulf War illness are remanded.,PTSD rating in excess of 30 percent is remanded, as well as ratings for external hemorrhoids and sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, gastrointestinal disorder, and sleep apnea due to potential issues with the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Veteran's skin cancer and COPD are granted service connection. The effective dates for IBS, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity are denied.,Service connection is granted for sleep apnea and a right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support additional staged ratings for any time period on appeal.

The Veteran's appeals for a compensable rating prior to June 2, 2015, for service-connected irritable bowel syndrome and diverticulitis (IBS), and for a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to June 2, 2015, for service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and possible SSA records.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Service connection for depressive disorder is granted.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and hiatal hernia due to insufficient examination reports. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed with new examinations.