IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the service connection for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for VA examinations. The Veteran's conditions are related to his Gulf War service, but specific diagnoses and etiologies require further investigation.

The Veteran's digestive disability, including GERD and hiatal hernia, was restored to a 60 percent rating effective August 1, 2020. The claim for a higher rating remains denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, joint/muscle pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, and sore throat as no new and relevant evidence was submitted to reopen these claims.

The Veteran is granted TDIU prior to March 3, 2022 due to service-connected PTSD. The claim for TDIU from March 3, 2022 is dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities cause him to require regular aid and attendance to keep him ordinarily clean and presentable, attend to the wants of nature, and protect him from the hazards or dangers incident to his daily environment. The Board finds that the Veteran meets the criteria for SMC A&A.

Service connection for tinnitus has been granted.,PTSD was dismissed as a full grant of the benefits sought by the Veteran rendered the appeal moot.

The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for residuals of thyroidectomy manifesting with constant abdominal distress and constipation, but the issue of compensation for thyroid cancer to include residuals, dysphagia is remanded due to incomplete VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected heart disability, including valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, right bundle branch block and aortic root aneurism, is granted as due to herbicide agent exposure. Service connection for chronic kidney disease, gastrointestinal disability, low back disability, and left knee disability are also granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not cause an employment handicap, and he was found to have overcome the effects of his impairments. Therefore, he is not entitled to VR&E benefits.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has not been received to readjudicate the claims for service connection for traumatic brain injury, bilateral knee condition, back condition, irritable bowel syndrome, and temporomandibular joint syndrome. The claim of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome is granted. The remaining claims are remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is granted as his condition qualifies under the presumptive provisions for Persian Gulf War veterans.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and sleep apnea syndrome due to incomplete opinions in the VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions as secondary to his service-connected generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as there was no evidence showing a causal relationship between IBS and his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence. The issues of service connection for pulmonary lung condition, bilateral hearing loss, left knee injury, and IBS are being reviewed.

The Veteran's right and left lower extremity shin splints are granted as service-connected.,The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected, with the Board finding continuity of symptoms since service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for allergic rhinitis is granted due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and irritable bowel syndrome is denied as there is no current disability or objective indications thereof.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome have been granted a disability rating of 30 percent each, effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for an adequate medical opinion addressing all theories of entitlement raised by the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for IBS on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War. The claims for headaches and hypertension are remanded as additional evidence is needed, including VA examinations under the PACT Act.