IBS & irritable bowel — all decisions

The Board remands the service connection claims for left hand condition, left wrist, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The Board granted service connection for anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, as secondary to the service-connected anxiety disorder. The claim for PTSD was denied.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including IBS, somatic symptom disorder, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and various radiculopathies and strains, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board granted ratings of 30 percent for the left and right knee disabilities, 40 percent for the right shoulder disability, and 30 percent for the left shoulder, back, migraine headache, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) disabilities as of February 22, 2022.

The Board denied the claims for increased ratings and remanded a service connection claim, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or establish service connection.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a rating in excess of 30 percent for arteriosclerotic heart disease.

The Board denied service connection for insomnia and a rating in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on the lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but remanded the claims for service connection for gastro-esophageal reflux disease, right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and essential tremors.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including coronary artery disease, Parkinson's disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and others, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the appeal to revise the September 2013 rating decision based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to assign an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board granted an initial 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on the Veteran's symptoms of alternating diarrhea and constipation, abdominal distension with pain and bloating, and frequent episodes of bowel disturbances.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but granted a disability rating of 40 percent, but no higher, for intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for a back disorder, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a back scar. The claims for hearing loss, headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and restless leg syndrome (RLS) were denied.

The Board granted service connection for right hand tremors as a manifestation of tardive dyskinesia and carotidynia due to enlarged lymph nodes, while denying service connection for other conditions including irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis, gastric ulcer, submandibular scar, bone spurs of the feet, low back disorder, plantar fasciitis, enlarged right testicle, and cyst on the back.

The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due solely to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the statutory housebound rate.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder strain, rhinitis, sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. However, it granted service connection for left knee strain as secondary to the service-connected right knee strain.

The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as the Veteran's symptoms were found to be no worse than moderate, with frequent episodes of bowel disturbance with abdominal distress.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding no evidence of current disabilities or functional impairment.

The Board denied the claims for higher ratings and service connection, granted a 10 percent rating for a residual scar, and remanded several other claims for further development.