IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2024

The appeal for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed. Service connection has been granted for paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia and fibromyalgia, both presumed to be related to service exposure in the Gulf War Theater. The back disorder and ankle disorders are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection for IBS as a qualifying chronic disability to include undiagnosed illness is granted. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to the service-connected allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and sarcoidosis with asthma, is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain a substantially gainful occupation from October 20, 2009, to December 31, 2011, and from January 1, 2013, to October 1, 2019. The Board affords the Veteran the benefit of doubt in finding that his service-connected disabilities alone resulted in unemployability during these periods.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and left hip disorder have been granted. The claim for an increased rating for the left hip disorder has also been granted, with a current rating of 30 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for lung condition, heart condition, and IBS remain unresolved due to lack of a VA examination.

The Board has ordered a remand for further development of the Veteran's gastritis disability, including obtaining an examination to determine its etiology and whether it is related to service-connected conditions or medications.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right elbow disability and IBS, to include as secondary to PTSD, have been reopened. However, the claims are still pending as they were not fully adjudicated due to procedural issues. The Board has ordered remand for further development regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, asthma, bronchitis, COPD, tinnitus, GERD/IBS, and hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment for the period on appeal. The Board has granted TDIU based on this finding.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, and deviated nasal septum due to insufficient evidence establishing a direct link between these conditions and active military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete opinions and the need for a PACT Act examination related to toxic exposure in Kuwait and Iraq. The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorders are being evaluated for service connection, with consideration of new evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression). The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active duty.

The Veteran's stomach disabilities, including GERD, gastroparesis, IBS, SIBO, and hiatal hernia, are granted service connection. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU is also remanded.

Service connection granted for left ankle pain, irritable bowel syndrome, and lower back condition. Initial ratings assigned.,Migraine headaches rated at 30 percent.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed. The Board has remanded several secondary service connection claims and requests for increased ratings.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for colon cancer, IBS, and an undiagnosed illness manifested by joint pain, fatigue, and memory loss is remanded. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder, other than irritable colon/IBS, to include GERD and a right ankle condition due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions were incurred or caused by service.

The Veteran's GERD, IBS, and gastritis/duodenitis have not met the criteria for a higher initial rating than 30 percent.

The Veteran's request to withdraw his appeal for an increased rating for degenerative arthritis of the spine has been granted.,Remand is ordered for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, gastrointestinal condition (including irritable bowel syndrome and chronic diarrhea), and dizziness.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal condition, including irritable bowel syndrome and chronic diarrhea, is remanded due to insufficient evidence. A VA examination is needed to determine the current severity of his symptoms and their relationship to service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for dizziness (claimed as vertigo) is remanded due to insufficient evidence. A VA examination is needed to determine whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition was incurred during service or is otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected headaches with migraine variant and irritable bowel syndrome have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since November 1, 2016. The TDIU is granted for this period.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral varicocele, prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability of bilateral varicocele or prostate cancer, which are not service-connected.