IBS & irritable bowel Board decisions

The petition to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for GERD is granted. The claims of entitlement to service connection for GERD and IBS are remanded, and a higher disability rating for bilateral plantar fascitis with pes planus is also remanded.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the remaining issues on appeal. Specifically, a VA examination should be provided to determine the nature and etiology of any gastrointestinal disability found to be present during the pendency of this appeal. The Veteran's entitlement to TDIU rating also requires clarification regarding her current employment status.

Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as major depression and anxiety) has been granted.,Service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder (IBS with constipation) is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome has been reopened, and the reduction of his peptic ulcer disease rating from 60% to 20% is restored. Service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are granted.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to August 1, 2016 for the award of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was denied. The earliest possible date for the Veteran's TDIU award is August 1, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for IBS on both schedular and extraschedular grounds is remanded. The issue of TDIU prior to April 8, 2020, is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the IBS issues.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his claims of service connection for IBS, Crohn's disease, and their relationship to exposure in Southwest Asia. The case will also be reviewed under the provisions of the PACT Act.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for GI problems, including GERD with gastritis and esophagitis, has been granted. Additionally, the Veteran's IBS is now service connected from July 6, 2018 to August 9, 2022.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and IBS have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for LEFT knee disorder, irritable bowel syndrome, and residuals of a staph infection due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The appellant's exposure to herbicide agents is not established, so a medical opinion on early-onset presumptive service connection is needed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and disability ratings on multiple conditions have been dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for anal fistula and initial compensable rating for internal and external hemorrhoids associated with irritable bowel syndrome due to incomplete opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and TDIU have been remanded due to the need for additional VA evidence, specifically surgical records from May 2021. The appeal will be reconsidered after these records are added to the claims file.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings on status post cholecystectomy residuals (Post-Cholecystectomy Syndrome) with GERD and Brucellosis are being remanded due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the nature of her symptoms and their relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's PTSD symptoms have been rated at 70 percent prior to October 26, 2022. The Board has now granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD effective from that date.,New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection of IBS.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or link to service.

An initial rating of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted for the period from June 27, 2017 to October 1, 2019. Service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and tinnitus are both granted.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is denied as it is not factually ascertainable that an increase in the severity of his service-connected disabilities occurred within a year prior to December 17, 2015. The effective date for the grant of TDIU remains December 17, 2015.

The Veteran's IBS was granted a maximum schedular rating of 30 percent from June 17, 2022. The TDIU claim is denied prior to April 10, 2018. The PTSD with depressive disorder and anxiety issue requires additional development.