IBS & irritable bowel — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for a bladder disability, bilateral foot disability, erectile dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and migraine headaches as they were not related to the Veteran's active duty or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's unspecified insomnia disorder, and remanded the claims for vertigo, an intestinal condition, a bladder condition, and GERD.

The Board granted service connection for chronic constipation and GERD, but denied service connection for fibromyalgia.

The Board denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied higher ratings for right shoulder AC joint strain with degenerative changes and headaches. The claim for a compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome was remanded.

The Board granted a 30% disability rating for breast cancer and denied higher ratings for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and a left chest scar, while remanding claims for earlier effective dates.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of all claims on December 16, 2024.

The Board remands the matter for further development of evidence regarding the nature and extent of workplace accommodations provided to the Veteran, as well as his income information during the appeal period.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss, to include as secondary to tinnitus.

The appeal for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a bladder disorder and the appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement (NOD) within one year from the date that the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) mailed the notice of the rating decision being appealed.

The Board granted service connection for unspecified depressive disorder and other specified anxiety disorder, but denied or remanded the claims for service connection for a recurrent temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disability, prostatitis, erectile dysfunction, left elbow disability, esophageal disability to include GERD, gastrointestinal disability to include IBS, headache disability, right shoulder disability, heart disability, bilateral foot disability, and compensable ratings for hemorrhoids and allergic rhinitis.

The Board granted the restoration of a 30 percent evaluation for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) effective December 1, 2024, as the reduction was improper.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied, while the appeals for other conditions were remanded for further review.

The Board granted a rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for OSA, IBS, and headaches. The Board also granted service connection for right elbow, left wrist, neck, and left leg shin splints conditions.

The Board granted the restoration of a 40% evaluation for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease with discogenic low back syndrome, spinal stenosis and history of lumbar strain. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, heart condition to include palpitations (also claimed as cardiac arrhythmia), irritable bowel syndrome, residuals from stroke or a heat stroke, respiratory insufficiency (dyspnea), restless leg syndrome (RLS), obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine headaches.

The Board granted restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for service-connected IBS from December 7, 2021, as the reduction was improper.

The Board granted a 10% rating for the right ankle scar and onychomycosis, but denied service connection for hypertension, GERD, IBS, lumbar spine strain, PTSD, and cirrhosis of the liver.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied service connection for otitis externa, hemorrhoids, allergic rhinitis, and irritable bowel syndrome. The claims for memory loss disability, sinusitis, neck disability, and back disability were remanded.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a 70 percent rating for PTSD, but granted service connection for IBS under PACT Act provisions and remanded other claims.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing on his supplemental claim.