IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2024

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his gastrointestinal conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), is remanded due to a duty to assist error. The VA examiner did not address all necessary symptoms required for evaluating the Veteran's condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, vertigo, and IBS, rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for accrued benefits purposes.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and right hip disability are denied. The Board has remanded the claims for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right knee disability, and an acquired psychiatric condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability is remanded. The Board has also remanded his claims for service connection for IBS and an acquired psychiatric condition.

An earlier effective date of April 13, 2012, for the award of a 20 percent disability rating for right knee instability is granted.,The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in a TDIU since March 21, 2007.

The Board has granted service connection for an umbilical hernia that is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

The Veteran's appeals for disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for various conditions have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for SMC based on aid and attendance, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and assistance due to daily living activities.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is rated at a maximum of 30 percent, effective from the date of this decision.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus and obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.

The Veteran's PTSD, anxiety condition/sleep disturbances is characterized by reduced reliability and productivity. The Board has granted a 50 percent rating for the period from June 14, 2021, to August 8, 2023.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for cervical strain, and denied service connection for various shoulder disabilities, radiculopathy, lower back injury, GERD, and IBS.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for asthma, IBS, CFS, heart condition, and headaches due to inadequate VA opinions and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to burn pits during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) due to a lack of current diagnosis and because the evidence did not support a finding that IBS is related to her Gulf War service.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is being remanded due to the need for extraschedular consideration. The current maximum rating of 30 percent does not fully account for all symptoms and functional impairments associated with IBS.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including chronic fatigue syndrome, other specified trauma- and stressor-related disorder, fibromyalgia, IBS (Gulf War illness), and left knee strain with osteoarthritis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since September 16, 2017. The Board has granted the TDIU for this period.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating above 50 percent for PTSD was dismissed due to the Veteran and his representative withdrawing the appeal.,A 30 percent rating, but no higher, for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition under VA's definitional criteria.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral flatfoot, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and mood disorder are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions in the June 2014 VA examination.,No exposure basis was provided.

The Veteran's IBS was rated at 30 percent from March 17, 2020. The Board found that the symptoms more closely approximated severe symptoms with frequent diarrhea and abdominal distress.

The Veteran's attempts to reopen service connection claims for migraines, sleep apnea, and IBS were dismissed because he did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) as required by VA regulations.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for the appellant's GERD with IBS, finding that the appellant's symptoms are productive of severe impairment of health.

The Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal for service connection of IBS, which was secondary to GERD. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.