Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to the RO for a new examination to determine if there is impairment of sphincter control attributable to IBS.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 VA examination was not adequate to decide the claim due to insufficient findings regarding sphincter control.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003076
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