IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2026

The Veteran's right knee instability is granted with a maximum rating of 30 percent, effective from February 24, 2018. Service connection for left wrist fracture residuals, right hip fracture residuals, and right sided rib fractures are also granted as secondary to service-connected right knee disability. A TDIU is granted effective April 2, 2025.

The Veteran's migraines and irritable bowel syndrome are granted as secondary to their respective service-connected conditions (tinnitus and depressive disorder).

The Veteran's GERD-IBS condition is granted an increased disability evaluation to 30 percent from May 16, 2022.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including depression, OSA, IBS, foot disorders, joint pain, muscle pain, asthma, headaches, eye disorders, ear disorder, sinus disorder, heart disorder, angina, and GERD. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Veteran's appeal for effective date prior to July 19, 2023 for the award of service connection for GERD and IBS has been dismissed as withdrawn by his attorney representative.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome due to the absence of evidence showing a link between these conditions and active military service. The hearing loss claim is also denied as the Veteran does not meet the criteria for impaired hearing under VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring further examination and opinions regarding the etiology of any gastrointestinal disability, including irritable bowel syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for herpes was denied, and his GERD with IBS received a 30 percent disability rating.

The Veteran's radicular pain, hypoesthesia, and paresthesia of the right upper extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine condition. His rating for bony bridging posteriorly involving the C4, C5, and C6 with degenerative arthritis of the spine is also granted at 30 percent effective February 28, 2023.

The Veteran's service connection claim for recurrent gastritis is granted. The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a recurrent intestinal disability to include ulcerative colitis and IBS, claimed as due to exposure to Persian Gulf War environmental hazards and ionizing radiation.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as service-connected, with the Board finding that her complaints of headaches during service and post-service align with a current diagnosis.,Service connection for gastrointestinal disorder (including intestinal neoplasm and IBS) is denied. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of IBS, and polyps were found to be unrelated to service exposure.

The Veteran's IBS with GERD is rated at a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of the April 2017 rating decision.

Effective dates of November 28, 1997 are granted for service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with anxiety reaction (previously PTSD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) to include gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and residual scars (x3), anterior trunk.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's IBS and his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for IBS service connection and a rating increase for IBS with GERD are dismissed. The Board found that the claims were not timely filed within one year of the final rating decisions.

The Veteran's claims for closed fracture right fifth metacarpal bone neck, ingrown toenail (paronychia), irritable bowel syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, seborrhea, and tinnitus have all been denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for PTSD.

The Veteran's IBS was granted service connection as a qualifying chronic disability due to her service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tremors and neurobehavioral effects, as well as gastrointestinal disability, is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection and earlier effective dates, except for those related to vertigo associated with tinnitus and TMJ disorder. The Veteran withdrew his appeal for these issues during the May 2025 hearing.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's intestinal disorders, separate from ulcerative colitis. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service or not.