IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for anxiety disorder and/or panic attacks is dismissed. The right shoulder disability has been granted a rating of 30%. Other issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD and back disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a total disability rating for compensation effective October 1, 2020.

The Veteran's IBS has been granted an initial rating of 30 percent, the maximum available under DC 7319. The effective date is not specified as it was assigned after a previous increase to 30 percent.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from December 1, 2017. Her headaches are rated at 50 percent since December 15, 2014.

The Veteran's IBS is granted as a presumptive condition due to his Gulf War service. Service connection for LLE cyst and GERD is denied.

The Veteran's IBS is granted as service-connected due to presumed exposure to burn pits during his military service, under the PACT Act.

The Board has granted a 100 percent disability rating for IBS with impairment of rectal sphincter control, effective from November 2019. The Veteran also received SMC based on statutory housebound status due to his service-connected disabilities. The issue of TDIU is moot as the Veteran now receives SMC.

The Board has remanded the case because there were errors in obtaining a VA medical opinion regarding both direct and secondary service connection for IBS. The AOJ needs to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether IBS was caused by or aggravated by PTSD, as well as whether it is related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, IBS, bilateral shin splints, and a lumbar spine disability as secondary to service-connected knee disabilities. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS service connection was denied. The rating for IBS has been granted with a 30% evaluation.,Service connection for Headache and Sleep Apnea claims have been reopened.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. A new VA examination is needed for the Veteran's coronary artery disease and gastrointestinal conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome as they were granted in a prior rating decision before the issuance of any Board decision.

The Veteran's TDIU (Total Disability Independent of Rating) for PTSD and TBI, combined with other service-connected disabilities rated at 60% or more, meets the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate since April 27, 2017.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions, and therefore service connection is denied for all listed conditions.,The Veteran's claims are remanded for additional medical opinions regarding his left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and tinnitus.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, left leg/foot swelling, and right leg/foot swelling as these conditions were not diagnosed or found to be related to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's IBS was found to be severe with alternating episodes of diarrhea and constipation, leading to a grant of an initial rating of 30 percent for the entire period on appeal.

The Veteran's right shoulder strain is granted as service-connected, effective July 5, 2018.,An initial disability rating of 30 percent for IBS from July 5, 2018, is granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus, IBS, left leg disability, right leg disability, macular degeneration, and psychiatric disorder are all denied as there is no evidence of their onset in service or a link to the Veteran's period of service.,There is insufficient information provided regarding exposure basis, service connection theory, and whether the Veteran was exposed to any presumptive conditions like Agent Orange. The decision does not specify if the Veteran was exposed to any such conditions.,The rating assigned and effective date are both missing from this decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for GERD, headaches, and IBS are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds no evidence of very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not shown as chronic in service or within a presumptive period, did not manifest to a compensable degree within a presumptive period, and were not noted in service with attributable continuity of symptomatology.,The Veteran has been denied service connection for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, sleep apnea, and TDIU prior to March 16, 2021.