Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2005

The VA determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis is not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides during his Vietnam service. The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current condition to his time in service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis began within seven years of his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, effectively dismissing the case.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that there is no evidence of its onset or increase in severity during a period of active duty for training.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his representative, resulting in the dismissal of the case.

The Board has remanded the case for further development to obtain service medical records and additional information from the veteran.

The Board denied service connection for multiple sclerosis, back disorder, and residuals of toxic chemical exposure. The veteran's claims were found to be based on new and material evidence.

The Board found that the veteran's multiple sclerosis was not present during service or within seven years after his separation from service, and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging for a VA examination to determine the current nature and extent of his service-connected disabilities and whether he requires regular aid and attendance.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder to include multiple sclerosis, finding that there was no evidence of any symptoms of multiple sclerosis during service and rejecting the veteran's statements and testimony as favorable to the claim. The Board also found that multiple sclerosis is not proximately due to or the result of service-connected agoraphobia.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis is service-connected, based on credible testimony and medical opinions linking her in-service symptoms to her condition.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling an examination and obtaining medical records. The issues of service connection for multiple sclerosis, a compensable rating for the compression fracture of L1, and a greater than 10 percent disability rating for the left knee disorder are pending.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed disabilities, including bilateral shoulder disability, left forearm disability, right elbow disability, stomach disability, and multiple sclerosis, were not incurred or aggravated during his period of active service. The evidence does not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology after service.

The Board found that the April 2000 RO decision denying service connection for Multiple Sclerosis was not based on CUE and denied the claim.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis and found that the right eye uveitis noted in service was related to MS. The issue of an increased rating for iritis of the right eye is deferred pending completion of evaluation of manifestations due to MS.

The Board found no evidence of MS in service and denied the claim for service connection, as the earliest manifestation or diagnosis was more than ten years after separation from service.

The Board found that the evidence received since the October 1997 denial of service connection for multiple sclerosis is not new and material, thus denying the veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service medical records and the need for additional examination. The veteran's claim of service connection for multiple sclerosis is pending.

The veteran's claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and/or adaptive equipment was denied as he does not meet the criteria for a certificate of eligibility due to his service-connected disabilities not resulting in loss of use of feet, hands, vision impairment, or hip/knee ankylosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis, which he claims was incurred during service, meets the criteria for presumptive service connection due to its manifestation within the seven-year period following his separation from active duty.