IBS & irritable bowel Board decisions

The Board has dismissed all claims due to the Veteran's death, as it does not have jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeals.

The Veteran's GERD and IBS with GERD are granted initial ratings of 10 percent prior to May 9, 2012, and 30 percent thereafter.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, sleep apnea, IBS, and other conditions, are rated at a combined score of 90 percent. The VA has determined that these disabilities render the Veteran unable to maintain regular substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided that the VA did not properly notify the Veteran of his scheduled VA examination for an irritable bowel condition, and thus remanded the case to allow for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective dates are set to November 19, 2018.

The Veteran's daughter, C. B., has significant disabilities including scoliosis, anxiety, MDD, IBS, and GERD but was not shown to have been permanently incapable of self-support by reason of these conditions prior to her 18th birthday.

The Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, PTSD, and tinnitus have been dismissed as they were granted in the July 2020 rating decision.,The Veteran’s right little finger disability claim has been remanded due to lack of a compensable rating.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of IBS and GERD for further examination and development due to a lack of medical evidence addressing their etiology.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a higher rating for irritable bowel syndrome due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claim for increased irritable bowel syndrome remains pending.

The Veteran's left knee bipartite patella with knee and meniscal tear is currently rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's left knee instability is currently rated at 20 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,The Veteran has been assigned a maximum 30 percent rating for IBS effective October 21, 2020. The claim of an earlier effective date remains pending.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current IBS and his service, including exposure to environmental contaminants.

The Veteran's service connection claims for headaches, respiratory disability (chronic bronchitis), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), infection of the tonsils, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fatigue, hypertension, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, shin splints, hemorrhoids, retracted testicle, and low sex drive have been granted. Effective dates prior to February 13, 2018 for bilateral foot bunions and tinnitus are denied.

The Board has granted service connection for IBS, finding that the Veteran's current gastrointestinal symptoms are related to his in-service treatment and stress. Service connection was denied for sinusitis due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

Service connection is granted for IBS and atopic dermatitis, both of which are considered manifestations of a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.,Service connection is also granted for asthma, with the reasoning that it was incurred in service.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's motion for revision of an August 1980 rating decision because no VA Form 10182 was received, and thus the issues are not under the Board’s jurisdiction.

The Veteran's fibromyalgia was rated as 10 percent disabling from June 24, 1994, to June 22, 2006.,The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome was rated as 10 percent disabling from February 7, 1996, to March 9, 2005.,The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome has been rated as noncompensable (mild) throughout the appeal period.,PTSD was initially rated at 10 percent from June 24, 1994, to August 19, 1998, and then increased to 70 percent from August 20, 1998, to March 9, 2005.,The Veteran was granted TDIU prior to January 1, 2003, and again from January 1, 2003, to March 9, 2005.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is service-connected, with no specific date assigned.

The Veteran's neck disability was denied as not incurred in or related to his active service, and the Board found that his service-connected PTSD did not cause or aggravate his neck disability.,The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) claim is remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination findings and conflicting medical evidence. The claims will be reconsidered with new examinations.

The Board has identified additional VA treatment records that have not been considered in the current rating decision. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded to allow for a thorough review of these new records.