The Veteran's IBS with GERD is denied for ratings in excess of the currently assigned ones.
The deciding factor: The criteria for higher ratings were not met as the symptoms did not warrant a rating in excess of the current ones.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24084696
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for GERD and IBS with GERD based on the PACT Act.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for GERD, effective September 15, 2020, but the claim for a higher rating for IBS with GERD from October 4, 2022, was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for IBS with GERD as the evidence did not show frequent episodes of bowel disturbance with abdominal distress or more or less constant abdominal distress.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with GERD due to the need for a VA examination that describes the Veteran's likely symptoms of GERD in the absence of medication.
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