IBS & irritable bowel Board decisions

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a comprehensive examination of her service-connected disorders and consideration of all applicable criteria.

The Board found that the veteran's preexisting spastic colon did not increase in severity as a result of active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, including carpal tunnel syndrome and other hand disabilities, IBS, and generalized fibromyalgia, are not service connected. The decision is denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection for diverticulosis with irritable bowel syndrome is being remanded to the RO for further examination and consideration.

Service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a rating of 10% have been granted.,A 30% rating has been assigned for headaches since August 10, 1998.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, resulting in its grant.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including PTSD and heart disorder, due to lack of evidence showing in-service disease or injury. The presumption of service connection applies for former prisoners of war.

The Board has granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, finding that it is presumed to have been incurred in the veteran's active duty service. Service connection for complications of childbirth (scar from Cesarean section) was not established.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current disability level for rating purposes does not warrant a schedular evaluation in excess of 20 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's acid reflux, irritable bowel syndrome, and asthma are not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypercholesterolemia, chronic conjunctivitis, impaired vision, a back disorder, broken ribs, hypertension, and condyloma accuminata. The decision also granted an increased evaluation of sinusitis from February 18, 2000.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, finding that the criteria for a combined rating of 70 percent were met due to the assignment of separate ratings for individual components of his disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, residuals of left lower lobe atelectasis (including COPD and asthma), and residuals of fractured ribs with atelectasis. The appeals were based on direct service connection.

The Board has granted an increased rating to a 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected IBS, finding that her symptoms are severe enough to warrant this higher rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear medical evidence regarding whether the appellant requires regular aid and attendance of another person as a result of his service-connected disabilities. A VA examination is needed to determine this.

The Board found that the veteran's current gastrointestinal diagnoses, including diverticulitis and irritable bowel syndrome, are not etiologically related to her period of active service.

The Board has determined that the appellant's gastroesophageal reflux disease is caused by his service-connected PTSD and therefore grants service connection for this condition. However, the irritable bowel syndrome was not found to be related to military service.

The veteran's irritable bowel syndrome was found to have its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection. The claim for peripheral neuropathy, which the Board remanded, will be addressed in a separate decision.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his hypertension and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's gastrointestinal disorders and her military service, thus denying her claim for service connection.