IBS & irritable bowel decisions — 2026

The Veteran is seeking an effective date of September 2, 2015 for the award of a 20% disability evaluation for his status-post appendectomy residual painful scars. The Board finds that the most appropriate effective date is September 20, 2018, the date of an examination indicating that the Veteran's scars were both painful and unstable.,The Veteran also seeks service connection for IBS, which was remanded as there are insufficient opinions regarding whether his service-connected condition causes or aggravates his IBS.

The Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder has been granted, while his claims for left wrist pain, fibromyalgia, IBS, and CFS have all been denied.

Your past due benefits for IBS and hemorrhoids have been awarded, but the fees associated with these benefits are split equally between you and your former representative. The appeal regarding the fee allocation is dismissed as both parties agree to the split.

The Board has denied service connection for IBS and remanded the issue of service connection for OSA. The Veteran's IBS symptoms are not related to military service, while his OSA may be secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of opinion regarding whether the Veteran's IBS is related to his service, specifically Gulf War exposure. The VA will schedule an examination and provide an updated medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for diverticulitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective July 19, 2016, based on her service-connected PTSD. The effective date is determined by the date of claim for service connection and the appropriate initial rating.

The Board has granted eligibility to attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a March 12, 2025 rating decision. The appellant's supplemental claim and request for TDIU constituted continuous pursuit of the initial rating decisions.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and irritable bowel syndrome due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for fibromyalgia and has remanded the issue of entitlement to a higher rating for irritable bowel syndrome due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date of May 19, 2024, for a separate 10 percent rating for GERD. The decision states that prior to this date, ratings for GERD and Irritable Bowel Syndrome could not be combined due to VA regulations at the time.

The Board has determined that there were duty to assist errors in the previous rating decisions and remands the cases for further development.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for migraines was denied, and the Board found that there were no very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The IBS secondary to PTSD issue is remanded as the October 2020 VA examination did not adequately address this aspect.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for IBS was denied in 2013, but reopened due to the PACT Act. The Board has now granted service connection with an effective date of January 28, 2025.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome is denied as there is no current diagnosis of IBS and the evidence does not support a finding that it began during or was aggravated by service.,Service connection for headaches is granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service. The Veteran has consistently reported experiencing headaches since service, which are supported by VA treatment records from 2019 onwards.,The claim for service connection for Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome is denied as there is no evidence that the condition first manifested during or was aggravated by active service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for IBS is granted due to the condition being a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 and a functional gastrointestinal disorder specifically listed as a manifestation of a MUCMI.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board finds that the Veteran may have been exposed to toxic substances during his service, including RF radiation and asbestos. However, VA did not obtain an opinion regarding the relationship between these exposures and the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded 16 claims for service connection due to a failure to provide notice of the right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.

The Board has granted service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as a qualifying chronic disability presumed related to the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure, based on evidence showing that he met diagnostic criteria for IBS and had symptoms present for at least six months prior to diagnosis.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, removal of ribs, lumbar spine, and right hip disabilities as the Veteran did not timely file a Notice of Disagreement within one year after receiving the November 2017 rating decision.