IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2026

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, eczema, and sleep disorder have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has also been remanded.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective August 12, 2024. The initial rating for IBS was granted at 30 percent, effective August 10, 2022. Ratings for other conditions were denied.

The Board has granted service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as secondary to the combined effects of service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) associated with PTSD, bruxism, and migraines including migraine variants.

The Veteran's IBS is rated at 30 percent, effective September 21, 2021.,Migraine and chronic intermittent headache are rated at 30 percent from February 22, 2023 to June 15, 2023. Since then, the rating remains denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, shin splints, foot disabilities, shoulder, ankle, hip, knee, and multi-joint arthritis. The Board also granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with substance use disorder, severe.

The Veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than June 23, 2020 for urticaria and a compensable rating for hypertension are denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergies is denied as there is no current diagnosis of allergies.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is denied as there is no current diagnosis of headaches.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to September 30, 2021. The effective date was not granted as there was no factually ascertainable increase in his service-connected disabilities within one year of the TDIU claim.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for GERD was dismissed as moot because the requested increase was granted in full.

The Board has ordered remand for the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease, service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a headache disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran is not provided with proper notice regarding his right to a hearing under 38 C.F.R. §​3.103(b)(1) and (d)(1). Additionally, the VA back examination was inadequate as it did not address functional loss due to pain or ameliorative effects of medications.

The Board has remanded the claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal problems to include irritable bowel syndrome, and sinusitis due to a duty to assist error in obtaining a Gulf War examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for IBS, GERD, a right knee condition, and a low back condition are granted. The claim for service connection for a left knee condition is remanded.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 30 percent for adjustment disorder unspecified, chronic with insomnia is dismissed.,The appeal for service connection for CFS is denied.,The appeals for service connection for IBS, BHL, and breathing issues are dismissed.,The appeals for service connection for left foot gout, migraines, OSA, and body dysmorphia are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including peritoneal adhesions and small bowel obstructions, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as of March 5, 2018.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including IBS with hiatal hernia and GERD, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, OSA, bronchitis, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, bilateral pes planus, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The Board also remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 and an ulcer disability.

The Board has dismissed all issues on appeal due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for IBS, service connection for migraine headaches, and service connection for a back disability have all been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase in rating beyond the current 30 percent assigned for IBS, as there was no evidence of additional impairment not encompassed by the existing schedular criteria.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) was granted with an effective date of September 6, 2024. The Board found that the date entitlement arose is the date the Veteran initially filed his claim for IBS.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to insufficient evidence or further clarification of his symptoms. The hypertension claim is denied as there are no diastolic pressures predominantly 120 or more, while the left wrist sprain claim remains at a 10 percent rating despite worsening symptoms.

Service connection is granted for dermatosis, irritable bowel syndrome with abdominal pain syndrome, tremors of the right hand, and tremors of the left hand.,The Veteran's respiratory insufficiency and dyspnea are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal as to the reduction in the rating of mild restrictive lung disease from 10 percent to noncompensable effective February 19, 2022 is dismissed.,An initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scars associated with gallbladder removal with IBS is denied. The Veteran's claim was already pending and the appeal is not considered valid as it does not meet the criteria for an effective date earlier than October 22, 2021.,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for painful scars associated with gallbladder removal with IBS is denied. The scars are not both painful and unstable and do not cover an area of at least 144 square inches (929 square centimeters).,The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 100 percent for schizophrenia, paranoid type, is denied as the Veteran has been assigned the maximum disability rating allowed under Diagnostic Code 9201.