The Veteran's IBS has been productive of severe impairment throughout the appeal period, warranting a 30% disability rating effective July 28, 2015.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records consistently documented severe gastrointestinal symptoms and functional impairment related to the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Claimed conditions
- Sinus Disorder, Headaches, Hemorrhoids, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Cyst on Spleen, Psychiatric Disorder (to include PTSD), Back Disorder, Dental Disorder/Loss of 3 Front Teeth/Jaw Teeth, Anemia/Sickle Cell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1800110
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of September 2, 2020, for the grant of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied a higher initial rating and TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and tinnitus.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no competent or credible evidence of a current diagnosis during the appellate period.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there was no current diagnosis of IBS in the medical records.
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