Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2012

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, conducting a VA examination to assess the Veteran's MS and her service-connected disabilities, and determining whether she is unemployable due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board found that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and denied his claim.

The Board found that the Veteran's contentions regarding his symptoms during service and within seven years of separation were not credible, and preponderating evidence did not support a finding that he had multiple sclerosis due to any incident or event in active military service. Therefore, service connection for Multiple Sclerosis was denied.

The Veteran's MS with urinary incontinence is currently rated at 40 percent disabling effective March 30, 2007. The claim for an earlier effective date for this rating is denied.

The Veteran's multiple sclerosis was diagnosed in 1991 or 1992, and the Board finds that her symptoms from 1986 were related to this condition. As a result, service connection for multiple sclerosis is granted.

The Veteran's MS is rated at 40 percent, effective October 20, 2008. She also has a separate rating for chronic fatigue syndrome and mild incomplete paralysis of the left lower radicular group.

The Board has remanded the case to obtain a clarifying VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's multiple sclerosis was caused by her claimed 1981 bus accident in service.

The Board denied service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and did not reach the issue of increased rating for left knee disability due to lack of evidence within seven years post-service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis did not begin during service or within seven years of separation, and there is no evidence to support a connection between his current condition and his military service. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.

The Board found that the Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma and multiple sclerosis were not incurred in or aggravated by service, including exposure to ionizing radiation. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and Type II Diabetes are being remanded as the Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if he has these conditions, their etiology, and whether they were incurred in or aggravated by his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis was not incurred or aggravated in service and is not related to any event, injury, or disease during his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claim.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn prior to the Board issuing a decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hearing loss was denied as he does not have a diagnosed hearing disability. The Board also found that the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for multiple sclerosis were not met.

The Veteran's multiple sclerosis was not incurred in or aggravated by active military service and is not presumed to have been so incurred as a result of herbicide exposure.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis first manifested within seven years of his separation from active service, and therefore grants service connection on a presumptive basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and CUE in the October 1997 rating decision, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and additional development of his medical records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and to conduct a VA examination. The issues include multiple sclerosis, right knee disorder, muscle spasms, colon disorder, eye disorder, bilateral leg weakness with foot drop, urinary dysfunction, and weakness of the upper extremities.