IBS & irritable bowel — all decisions

The veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as there is no remaining specific determination, decision, or issue with which the Veteran disagrees.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, left foot peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, and hypertension, effective from November 2, 2022. Other claims were denied.

The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for aid and attendance is granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including bowel incontinence.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition and remanded claims for migraines and a neck condition. The Veteran was granted a 30 percent rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic urinary disability, GERD, and IBS due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in not affording the Veteran an opportunity for an in-person VA examination.

The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for IBS prior to May 19, 2024, and a maximum 30 percent rating from that date.

The veteran was granted an earlier effective date of October 2, 2017, for a higher rating of 70 percent for PTSD and denied an initial rating higher than 40 percent for fibromyalgia. Several service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for OSA, GERD, and IBS as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board granted an effective date of April 1, 2021 for the award of service connection for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) but denied a higher rating for IBS with GERD from August 10, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of irritable bowel syndrome to obtain a new medical opinion regarding whether it is aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for psoriasis but denied an earlier effective date for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board denied the extension of time to file an appeal for the November 6, 2019, rating decision denying service connection for IBS and dismissed the attempted appeal. The request for an extension of time to file an appeal for the February 21, 2020, rating decision was also dismissed as moot.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The veteran withdrew all claims for service connection, and the appeal was dismissed.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a disability manifesting by abdominal pain, to include GERD, IBS, and a spleen disability, for further development.

The appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was dismissed, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is granted service connection due to its causal relationship with his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. The other claims for service connection are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and an effective date of September 14, 2020, but no earlier, for the grant of service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The other claims were remanded.