IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2020

The Veteran's GERD is rated at a 30 percent rating, but not more than 50 percent. Service connection for IBS has been granted as secondary to his service-connected GERD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination to assess her employability given her service-connected disabilities prior to April 29, 2019.

The appeals regarding service connection for various conditions have been reopened, but the claims are still pending as new evidence has not established a clear link to military service. The rating for GERD remains unchanged.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of irritable bowel syndrome, by history.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and needs further examination for a stomach condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for the cause of his death, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his service-connected disabilities and his death.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance of another or being housebound.

The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claims of service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The Veteran's appeals for bilateral hearing loss, breast lumps, migraine headaches, scars related to hysterectomy and bladder surgery, female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), eye pinguecula and iritis with photophobia, bladder condition with stress incontinence, hysterectomy, and PTSD have been dismissed.,PTSD has also been denied for an initial rating in excess of 70 percent.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasons and bases for the denial of service connection for a stomach disability, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as well as issues regarding causation and aggravation by service-connected depression.

The Board has denied service connection for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The Veteran's claim for residuals of a head injury is remanded.,Service connection cannot be established as there is no current diagnosis or present disability for fibromyalgia and IBS. The Veteran's claims are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GERD and IBS has been reopened, but the Board is remanding these issues to obtain a VA examination to determine their etiology.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral foot disability and left knee disability are also being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including those for service connection and rating determinations. The additional VA treatment records need to be considered in the readjudication process.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease has been granted, along with service connection for fibromyalgia, acquired psychiatric disability (mood disorder and unspecified depressive disorder), bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, irritable bowel syndrome, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity arthropathy, left lower extremity arthropathy, and chronic pain.,The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is remanded due to the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board has granted service connection for squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue due to herbicide exposure, but remanded the gastrointestinal disorder issue.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various injuries sustained during military service are being remanded due to the need for further examination and evaluation.

The Veteran's digestive disorder, excluding IBS, is granted as service connected. The claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, chronic bronchitis, sinusitis, and headaches are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), increased initial disability ratings for his lumbar spine, cervical spine, migraine headaches, dysphagia, and right shoulder conditions, and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for a disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a right great toe bunionectomy, service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fibromyalgia (claimed as joint pain), and traumatic brain injury (TBI) have been withdrawn. The Board has granted service connection for a skin condition that is etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's hypertension is rated as noncompensable, but a maximum schedular rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches and a compensatory rating of 60 percent for fecal incontinence (IBS) are granted.,Fecal incontinence is now assigned an effective date of November 25, 2008.