IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2025

The veteran withdrew the appeals for increased ratings and service connection for various conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow VA to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and irritable bowel syndrome, including as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), due to a lack of an opinion regarding aggravation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.

The appeal for service connection for OSA, an increased rating for IBS, and an earlier effective date for bilateral tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for chronic bronchitis, chronic sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bowel inconsistency, restrictive food intake disorder, a bilateral ankle condition, a neck disorder, and a heart disorder as the evidence does not reflect that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of these disorders. The claim for PTSD due to military sexual trauma was denied based on the lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board remands the case to obtain a more accurate assessment of the Veteran's IBS disability without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder (MDD) and remanded claims related to eye conditions, traumatic brain injury (TBI), temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), and tension headaches.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diverticulosis, claimed as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, asthma, cervical strain, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and vision/floaters as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and denied increased ratings for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, migraines, and sinusitis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome and a compensable rating for anosmia, as the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities was withdrawn, and an effective date of April 7, 2023, was granted for a 40 percent evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for migraines, GERD, and IBS as secondary to other service-connected conditions due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but granted earlier effective dates for the awards of a 10 percent rating for idiopathic ulcerative proctitis with rectal pain and impairment of sphincter control, and for service connection for GERD with hiatal hernia, both effective February 7, 2017.

The appeal regarding the disability rating reduction for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) has been withdrawn and is therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to obtain an adequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's neck condition and dismissed the claim for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as fully granted, while remanding the claim for left upper extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the neck disability.

The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, and other claims, finding no evidence supporting the Veteran's conditions or symptoms.

The Board dismissed service connection claims for bruxism, esophagitis, hiatal hernia and GERD, IBS, and denied a right elbow disability claim. The claim for hemorrhoids was remanded.