The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids as a secondary condition to IBS, denied service connection for fibromyalgia and loss of sense of smell, and denied an increased rating for IBS. The claims for rotator cuff tendonitis and tinea pedis/seborrheic dermatitis were remanded.

The deciding factor: The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids as secondary to IBS due to the evidence supporting a causal relationship between the two conditions, while denying fibromyalgia and loss of sense of smell because there was no evidence of current diagnoses or functional impairment. The increased rating claim for IBS was denied based on the highest schedular rating being 30 percent.

Claimed conditions

hemorrhoids, fibromyalgia, loss of sense of smell, IBS (irritable bowel syndrome), rotator cuff tendonitis, right, rotator cuff tendonitis, left, tinea pedis and seborrheic dermatitis

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 5, 2025

Citation

A25096352

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