The appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome was dismissed due to untimely filing, and the increased rating claim for migraine headaches was denied as not meeting the criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement with respect to the denial of service connection for IBS. For the migraine headache claim, there were no very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability prior to June 20, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072886
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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.
- 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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, except for a granted 30 percent rating for headache disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for thoracolumbar spine disorder and cervical pain but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The Board also granted ratings of 10 percent or 20 percent for several conditions from specific dates.
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