IBS & irritable bowel Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including pleurisy, pericarditis, IBS, dermatitis, joint pain, chronic muscle fatigue, and chronic fatigue. The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating increases have been dismissed due to his request to withdraw the appeal as to the issues of fracture of the 7th and 8th ribs, and right ulnar fracture.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on the merits is remanded for additional development, including obtaining his complete STRs and military personnel records. The claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome, and residuals of a right arm injury are also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected IBS is granted, and her Crohn's Disease remains at a 30% rating. The TDIU claim is denied, as the Veteran has not shown she is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is caused by the Veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome and hiatal hernia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development to consider her periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA as a member of the Air Force Reserves and National Guard. The Veteran is also required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of her claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for asthma, allergies, irregular heartbeat, migraine headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome due to unclear service status.

The Veteran's IBS is a presumptive disorder under the Persian Gulf Veterans' Act, but the Board finds that remand is necessary to determine if her IBS manifested within the applicable timeframe for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of depressive disorder with anxiety and history of PTSD, as well as IBS with hiatal hernia are remanded due to the submission of new evidence after the issuance of the October 2019 Statement of the Case.

The Board has denied service connection for IBS due to lack of a current diagnosis, and the case is remanded for further development regarding special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable prior to January 11, 2020 and at most a 10 percent rating thereafter.,The Veteran's IBS does not meet the criteria for a higher than 10 percent rating based on severity of symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) as a presumptive disability related to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, and also granted secondary service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's IBS is considered a chronic multisymptom illness under VA regulations.

The Veteran is unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities, resulting in a TDIU being granted.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding the Veteran's left shoulder, hip/gluteus medius muscle, and gastrointestinal disorders. The appeals are not dismissed as to SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, right hip strain, and IBS with urinary incontinence secondary to bilateral knee disabilities on a causation basis.,However, the issue of entitlement to service connection for right big toe disability remains pending as no VA examiner has provided an opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for IBS, upper gastrointestinal disorder (hiatal hernia and GERD), fibromyalgia, and low back disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to her active military service or due to her service-connected PTSD.

The Board has determined that further medical clarification is needed before an informed decision can be made as to whether the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and headaches are related to his military service. The claims for these conditions are therefore remanded.

The Veteran's traumatic arthrotomy of the right-hand index finger, right foot plantar fasciitis and heel spur, lumbar spine disabilities, and IBS have been reopened due to new evidence received since their previous denials.,Service connection has been granted for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any pancreatitis with neurological residuals from a Whipple procedure.