The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 7, 2017, for the increased 30 percent disability rating and a 60 percent disability rating from December 16, 2022. The claim for a higher rating prior to December 16, 2022, was denied.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of severe IBS with diarrhea or alternating diarrhea and constipation, along with more or less constant abdominal distress, met the criteria for a 30 percent disability rating from February 7, 2017. However, the evidence did not support a higher 60 percent rating prior to December 16, 2022.

Claimed conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 30, 2025

Citation

A25008664

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