IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2024

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from May 20, 2017. The SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) claim is granted from June 11, 2018.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is characterized by symptoms that more nearly approximate severe diarrhea, with more or less constant abdominal distress. The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for the disability.

The Board has found new and relevant evidence to readjudicate the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a chronic back disorder.,Further development is required as per the PACT Act requirements.

The Veteran's IBS is rated at a maximum of 30 percent, effective as the decision was issued in March 2021.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The decision found that there was no evidence to support a finding of in-service onset or relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective May 24, 2015, based on her service-connected adjustment disorder with anxiety and other disabilities. The effective date for the TDIU was changed to March 2018 when she received a 70% rating.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as proximately due to his service-connected major depressive disorder, while other issues are denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, IBS, and rhinitis are all granted. The claim for service connection of headaches is remanded.,Service connection has been established for hearing loss, tinnitus, IBS, and rhinitis.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a stomach disorder, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), has been dismissed due to his death. The surviving spouse is advised to resubmit the request for substitution at the AOJ.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection for frontal sinusitis, tension headaches, allergic rhinitis, GERD, and IBS are being remanded due to incomplete VA records and the need to determine TERA exposures under the PACT Act.

The Veteran's GERD and gastrointestinal condition, including IBS with chronic gastritis and gastroparesis, are granted as service connection is established based on the evidence of record.

The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia of the right leg as secondary to a low back disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been dismissed due to the Veteran's attorney requesting withdrawal of the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied service connection for IBS, a left hip disability (secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disability), GERD, and migraine headaches as there was no current diagnosis or evidence of qualifying chronic disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for all issues related to the service-connected conditions listed, including PTSD, low back disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right foot and left foot disabilities, hip limitations, wrist ganglion cyst, scar on the right wrist, allergic rhinitis, sciatic radicular pain of the left lower extremity, shoulder disability, and traumatic brain injury. As a result, all appeals are dismissed.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for hyperlipidemia, right-hand and left-hand osteoarthritis, and gastrointestinal disability due to herbicide exposure. The Board found that these conditions are not related to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's IBS with GERD is rated at 30 percent, and the Board found no basis to grant a higher rating or separate ratings for the two conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to the Veteran's service-connected other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder and obesity. The decision acknowledges that obesity was a result of his service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support reopening or readjudicating these claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability was reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability was reopened and granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), to include as secondary to treatment for migraine headaches, was granted.