Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but no higher.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's IBS more nearly approximated the severity of a 30 percent rating under both the old and new criteria, as he experienced alternating diarrhea and constipation with more or less constant abdominal distress, nausea, and recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding.
- Claimed conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25089991
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