IBS & irritable bowel Board decisions

The Veteran's TDIU claim for the period from March 26, 2015 to November 29, 2022 is being remanded due to insufficient evidence supporting a finding of unemployability based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's depressive disorder is caused by a service-connected disability, and the partial hysterectomy was due to service. The acquired psychiatric disorders other than depressive disorder are remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's appeals for increased rating of left knee disability, service connection for IBS and a right shoulder disability, and to reopen the appeal of service connection for actinic keratosis of the right forearm have been withdrawn by his attorney.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various Parkinson's disease residuals were denied. The highest possible rating of 30 percent was assigned for irritable bowel syndrome, and the Veteran is already receiving that maximum rating.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection or entitlement to higher ratings.

The Veteran's service connection claim for IBS is granted due to the PACT Act, while his hearing loss claim is remanded.

The Board has determined that additional medical evidence is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection. The issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's essential tremor is granted a 30 percent rating, and his TBI residuals with PTSD are granted a 50 percent rating prior to August 10, 2020. The remaining conditions have either not been rated or were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy with bladder dysfunction, and hypertension. The Veteran was granted a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a lumbar spine disability, neck disability, and foot disability. The VA is directed to obtain medical opinions regarding these claims.

The Veteran's duodenal ulcer, post vagotomy, with irritable bowel syndrome is granted a 30 percent disability rating from April 19, 2018 to March 3, 2021. The abdominal scar is denied any compensable rating.

The Veteran's IBS has been granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to her service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War. The claims for ulcerative colitis and anemia are remanded as they may be related to her gastrointestinal disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, migraine headaches, back disability, arthritis of unspecified joints to include left knee disability, residuals of injury to the left and right toes, IBS, and hypertension have been remanded due to incomplete service records and need further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, a Gulf War Syndrome-like disability (including irritable bowel syndrome and headaches), and TDIU due to unemployability. Additional opinions are needed regarding whether her irritable bowel syndrome is related to or aggravated by her psoriasis and whether her headaches are related to her psoriasis or otherwise related to service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), granuloma annulare, and interstitial cystitis have been dismissed due to the appellant's withdrawal of these appeals.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), folliculitis of the chest, back, and arms, or pseudofolliculitis barbae. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The Veteran contends that these conditions are related to his military service. However, the VA examiners have provided negative opinions regarding a nexus between the current diagnoses of IBS and GERD and active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for tremors and gastrointestinal disorder due to additional development being necessary. The Veteran is presumed exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam, which may allow for presumptive service connection for parkinsonism.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded for consideration on an extraschedular basis due to the lack of schedular criteria prior to December 17, 2015.

The petition to reopen the previously denied claims for irritable bowel syndrome, thyroid disability, and residuals of a head injury with headaches were all denied. The petition to reopen the previously denied claim for abnormal pap smears showing atypical squamous cells, metaplasia, and HPV (now claimed as cervix and hysterectomy) was granted.