IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2025

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the left foot disorder and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for IBS, chronic bronchitis, and headaches. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for the left hip disorder and denied higher ratings.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for irritable bowel syndrome as additional medical evidence is needed.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and a rating in excess of 20 percent for the lumbar spine back disability, as the evidence did not show symptoms productive of total occupational and social impairment or greater severity.

The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's untimely and improper submission of a VA Form 10182.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and an intestinal condition, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on weekly episodes of abdominal pain and other symptoms.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), to include gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD); left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome; and left and right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for IBS and GERD as direct service connection was not addressed in the previous decision, requiring additional medical nexus opinions.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, a headache condition, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), left knee condition, and right knee condition. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied service connection for erectile dysfunction (ED) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.

The Board denied service connection for joint pains, CFS, allergic rhinitis, eczema, IBS, hypertension, hypothyroidism, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a current disability or that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD with unspecified anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder, but denied service connection for neck disability, back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, sinusitis, and IBS.

The Board granted service connection for a low back condition and denied initial compensable ratings for migraine, maxillary sinusitis, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for a left ear hearing loss disability and remanded the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for tension headaches and irritable bowel syndrome, as well as remanded a claim for secondary GERD.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 29, 2016 for the award of a 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to obesity secondary to a service-connected unspecified depressive disorder, denied an increased rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as it was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident in service.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease, but remanded the claim for migraine headaches.