IBS & irritable bowel Board decisions

The veteran does not have a gastrointestinal disability, sleep disability, respiratory disability, fatigue-related condition, or an anxiety disorder that is related to his service. His PTSD has been rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lesions and keratoses, and major depressive disorder (depression). Service connection for peptic ulcer disease (PUD) was denied as there is no current diagnosis of PUD.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and obtaining medical records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome and a retroactive effective date earlier than October 6, 2003. The IBS was found to be rated appropriately under the applicable criteria.

The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome and denied any increase in the rating for residuals of left leg injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's PTSD is service-connected, and his migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome are found to be secondary to his PTSD. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The VA examiner found no relationship between the veteran's service-connected conditions and his death from sepsis syndrome, thus denying service connection for the cause of death.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected irritable bowel syndrome warrants a 30% rating, but his service-connected hemorrhoids do not warrant any compensable rating.

The veteran is seeking increased ratings for his service-connected scars and seeks to establish service connection for various conditions.,The veteran also seeks termination of his nonservice connected pension award.,The veteran claims service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a bone disease, and COPD. He also seeks an increased rating for his scars.,He is seeking to establish service connection for these conditions based on various theories of entitlement including new and material evidence, secondary service connection, and direct service connection.,The veteran's nonservice connected pension was terminated in April 2005 due to his fibromyalgia. He disagrees with this decision and seeks reinstatement of the award.

The Board has determined that the veteran's death was not caused by or related to premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) noted during service, and therefore denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.

The Board has ordered a remand for further examination and development of the veteran's claim for service connection for a stomach disorder, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board found that the interruption and subsequent discontinuance of vocational rehabilitation benefits under Chapter 31 was proper due to unsatisfactory conduct and cooperation by the veteran.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The veteran withdrew his appeal of service connection for trauma to the eardrums. The issues of service connection for GERD and IBS are addressed in a separate REMAND.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and granted it as a presumptive condition due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The claims for fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome were denied.

The veteran's combined disability rating is 30%, which does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on need for regular aid and assistance or housebound status.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a gastrointestinal disability, including as secondary to PTSD, and for an increased rating for PTSD. The claim of service connection for colon cancer was remanded due to uncertainty regarding exposure basis.

The Board has remanded the case to consider new evidence and readjudicate issues related to service connection, ratings for psychiatric disorders, and gastrointestinal disorders.

The veteran's fibromyalgia, right hip disability, left hip strain, irritable bowel syndrome, and right foot disability are not shown to be etiologically related to his active service.,The veteran's hypertension is not shown to causally relate to active service. Evidence received since the August 1991 rating decision demonstrates a current diagnosis of hypertension in the context of elevated blood pressure readings during service.,The veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, is not shown to be related to his active service and/or caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.,The veteran's left foot disability, specifically hallux valgus, is not shown to causally relate to his active service and/or caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The veteran's mixed headaches are rated at 30 percent, and her irritable bowel syndrome is rated at 10 percent. Both conditions meet the criteria for their respective ratings.