IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s).

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, but denied service connection for somatic symptom disorder, depression, and an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The claims for sleep apnea, vertigo, and a gastrointestinal disability were remanded.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for IBS from May 19, 2024, and denied higher ratings or initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and initial ratings of 30 percent for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, migraines, and hiatal hernia with slight reflux and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) effective September 5, 2018.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to schedule a VA examination and obtain an opinion on its etiology.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and sinus problems, diagnosed as chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and generalized anxiety disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, back pain, tuberculosis (TB), and bilateral hearing loss. The claim for a higher rating for bilateral pes planus was also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating for his service-connected psychiatric disability, finding that May 9, 2022, was the earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable based on all evidence of record that an increase in disability had occurred.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, an eye condition (vision), and a functional gastrointestinal disorder (claimed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)), and denied an earlier effective date of service connection prior to April 11, 2022, for sleep apnea. The Board also denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions and dismissed claims related to effective dates, with the exception of granting an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a bladder/bowel control disability and testicular disability as they were already granted. The claim for exposure to burn pits and toxic equipment fires was denied, while other claims were remanded for further consideration.

The appeals for proposed reductions of the Veteran's IBS and GERD evaluations are dismissed as they were not final decisions under the Appeals Modernization Act.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of April 19, 2024, for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board denied service connection for fatigue, gastrointestinal disability (IBS), skin disability of legs, feet, and scalp, left lower extremity restless leg syndrome, right lower extremity restless leg syndrome, and tinnitus. The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the left wrist avulsion fracture.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board denied an initial rating higher than 70 percent for PTSD and remanded several service connection claims, including dyspnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, low back disability, and right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension under the PACT Act, denied service connection for inguinal hernia and an initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, and remanded claims for service connection for GERD, alternating constipation and diarrhea, and hypertension on a basis other than pursuant to the PACT Act.