IBS & irritable bowel — all decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea condition, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and lower gastrointestinal disorder, also claimed as irritable bowel syndrome.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), finding no competent evidence of a current diagnosis and that the Veteran's assertions were outweighed by the medical examinations and treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected specific phobia, situational.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, GERD, right and left ankle disabilities, and a skin disability, seborrheic dermatitis, scalp. The Veteran's menstrual disorder was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right and left retrocalcaneal spur as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, and IBS as secondary to her persistent depressive disorder.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, respiratory disability, and left knee disability.

The appeal for service connection for right elbow paresthesia impingement, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, and irritable bowel syndrome has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for irritable bowel syndrome and hemorrhoids due to a failure by VA to obtain identified relevant private treatment records.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection and earlier effective dates for various conditions, as he concurrently filed a request for higher-level review while his prior appeal was pending.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) based on the Veteran's symptoms of frequent episodes of bowel disturbance with abdominal distress.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, tinnitus, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) as there was no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence or aggravation of the claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hemorrhoids and herpes were granted with an effective date of May 17, 2007. Claims for earlier effective dates for other conditions were denied.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 29, 2018, for the grant of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a sinus condition was withdrawn by the appellant before the Board promulgated a decision.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board denied entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for irritable bowel syndrome and a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and unspecified depressive disorder, and denied service connection for various other disorders.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and a headache disability, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disability. The claim for a compensable rating for rhinitis was remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone or in combination, do not preclude his ability to obtain or maintain employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, finding that no evidence supported an earlier date of claim or entitlement.