IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2025

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone or in combination, do not preclude his ability to obtain or maintain employment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lumbar spine disability, left shoulder strain disability, right ankle disability, and right wrist disability for additional medical opinions.

The appeal regarding service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and migraine headaches was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his request.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claims for a left knee condition and right knee condition due to a need for further evidence.

The Board granted an effective date of March 30, 2022, for the awards of service connection for PTSD, irritable bowel syndrome, and arteriosclerotic heart disease.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for left ankle strain and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a presumptive condition under the Persian Gulf War provisions.

The Board remands the claim for an initial disability rating higher than 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and a compensable disability rating, as it requires additional evidence from private medical providers.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety disorder, acne, heart palpitations/mitral valve prolapse, irritable bowel syndrome and esophagitis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy, effective April 1, 2017. It denied an earlier effective date for migraines, pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and hallux valgus.

The appeal of the propriety of a rating reduction from 30 percent to 10 percent, as of January 1, 2021, for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been withdrawn and is dismissed.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, finding that the earliest valid claim was filed on September 23, 2021.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for adjustment disorder, with depressed mood associated with irritable bowel syndrome due to a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for middle back condition, to include dislocated ribs, for a new VA examination and opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for eczema, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and tinnitus.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as the evidence showed continuous manifestations of diarrhea with more or less constant abdominal distress.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection, and increased ratings.

The Board granted an initial increased disability rating of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for the period on appeal prior to February 10, 2023, but denied an earlier effective date than August 1, 2022.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for asthma and a 30 percent rating for IBS from August 12, 2023, to January 24, 2024, and service connection for erectile dysfunction.

The appeal for entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and service connection for an eye injury (claimed as shot in eye) were dismissed due to procedural defects.