IBS & irritable bowel Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for a gastrointestinal disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining private treatment records and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for low back disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and initial 30 percent ratings for migraine headaches, left knee strain, and right knee strain, effective January 28, 2021.

The appeal for service connection for Crohn's disease was dismissed as moot, and an initial evaluation of 60 percent was granted for the Veteran's Crohn's disease with IBS status post fistula repair from December 20, 2022 to May 19, 2024.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include rhinitis, and a gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board granted service connection for OSA, GERD, and IBS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for Parkinsonism and denied service connection for diverticulosis, prostatic dysplasia, erectile dysfunction, IBS, stooped posture, right (eleventh cranial nerve), and left (eleventh cranial nerve). It also denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for urinary problems, RLE bradykinesia, LLE bradykinesia, RUE bradykinesia, and LUE bradykinesia.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a left shoulder disability, but denied increased ratings for PTSD and TMD, as well as service connections for chronic sinusitis, respiratory insufficiency, dyspnea, CFS, fibromyalgia, dermatitis, functional abdominal pain syndrome, bloating, hypogonadism, hypothyroidism, IBS, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial compensable ratings, as well as service connection for various conditions, except for a scar related to a laminectomy which was granted with an effective date of March 22, 2021.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection for various conditions, except for migraine including migraine variants and bilateral pterygium with significant dry eye keratopathy and early senile cataracts which were granted with specific effective dates.

The Board granted service connection and initial disability ratings for the veteran's psychiatric disorder, back disability, bilateral leg radiculopathy, right shoulder, right knee, left ankle, and irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, but denied service connection for a back disability and a respiratory disability.,The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's back or respiratory disabilities were related to his military service.,The Veteran was awarded service connection for IBS based on its association with his PTSD.

The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and remanded claims for increased rating and additional service connection.

The Board dismissed several appeals for higher disability ratings and effective dates, but remanded issues related to fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and psychiatric disability.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, effective March 14, 2025.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded certain issues due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, gastroesophageal reflux disease, irritable bowel syndrome, adenocarcinoma of the lung, and scar, s/p left lower lobectomy to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board remands the Veteran's increased rating claim for their IBS and GERD disability to correct a duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for PTSD and service connection for IBS, while remanding the claims for a higher rating for thoracolumbar spine muscular strain and service connection for left ankle disability.