IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there is no remaining specific determination, decision, or issue with which the Veteran disagrees.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance is granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including bowel incontinence.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition and remanded claims for migraines and a neck condition. The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic urinary disability, GERD, and IBS due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not affording the Veteran an opportunity for an in-person VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, left foot peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, and hypertension, effective from November 2, 2022. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied service connection for 'burn ban' and granted an effective date of May 12, 2020, but no earlier, for the award of service connection for coccydynia. The Board also denied various rating claims.

The Board granted service connection for OSA, GERD, and IBS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the extension of time to file an appeal for the November 6, 2019, rating decision denying service connection for IBS and dismissed the attempted appeal. The request for an extension of time to file an appeal for the February 21, 2020, rating decision was also dismissed as moot.

The Board granted an effective date of April 1, 2021 for the award of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied a higher rating for IBS with GERD from August 10, 2022.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for psoriasis but denied an earlier effective date for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of October 2, 2017, for a higher rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied an initial rating higher than 40 percent for fibromyalgia. Several service connection claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of irritable bowel syndrome to obtain a new medical opinion regarding whether it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for IBS prior to May 19, 2024, and a maximum 30 percent rating from that date.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifesting by abdominal pain, to include GERD, IBS, and a spleen disability, for further development.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The veteran withdrew all claims for service connection, and the appeal was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and dismissed the claim for joint pains, while remanding the claim for sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The claim for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) was remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on the Veteran's need for continuous medication and symptoms, respectively.