The Veteran's IBS has been granted a 30 percent initial disability rating. Service connection was denied for other claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection as established by the VA examination reports and medical history provided by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- IBS, Functional Abdominal Parasymarme/Abdominal Parachloating, Respiratory Insufficiency, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, Dermatosis of the Face, Left Ankle Disorder, Right Ankle Disorder, Neck Disorder (Post-traumatic residual pain of cervical and cervicothoracic regions), Back Disorder (Post-traumatic residual lumbar spine pain), Left Shoulder Disorder (Post-traumatic residual left shoulder pain), Right Shoulder Disorder (Post-traumatic residual right shoulder pain), Right Elbow Disorder (Post-traumatic residual right elbow pain), Right Wrist Disorder (Post-traumatic residual right wrist pain), Right Clavicle Disorder (Post-traumatic right clavicle pain), Left Upper Extremity Radicular Pain and Paresthesias, Right Upper Extremity Radicular Pain and Paresthesias, Restless Leg Syndrome, Sleep Apnea, Tremors of the Hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26020742
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss. The issue remains under direct service connection theory.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and service.
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