Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and requests for additional information. The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to comply with its previous instructions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected Multiple Sclerosis and his death. Further development is needed to determine if MS was either the principal or contributory cause of the Veteran’s death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis is at least as likely as not related to tick bites he sustained during active duty service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination.

The Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis was first diagnosed in May 2012, and the Board finds that it is at least as likely as not related to his military service. As MS can be presumed for veterans who served during a period of war or after December 31, 1946, within seven years of separation from service, the claim is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension. The cases of multiple sclerosis, left leg disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) are remanded due to the need for additional evidence or examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further analysis of his symptoms.

The Board has previously remanded the claims for service connection multiple times. The Veteran's claims are being returned to VA for additional development as per previous instructions.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to his request for withdrawal prior to the Board making a decision.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple sclerosis has been dismissed due to his death.

The Board found that the Appellant's discharge from service was due to willful and persistent misconduct, not a minor offense. The Board denied his claim for VA benefits as his character of discharge is a bar to receiving them.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, sleep apnea, headaches, joint pain, muscle pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome. The claim for service connection for thyroid cancer is remanded.

The Veteran was granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and Hearing Loss in the right ear. The Board found that the Veteran's MS manifested to a compensable degree by August 1996, within the applicable presumptive period. For hearing loss, the Board found that there is at least as much evidence supporting the claim of noise exposure during service leading to current hearing loss.

The Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis is granted service connection as it was diagnosed during the applicable presumptive period. Service connection for Hypertension is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset in service.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis and whether it was aggravated by service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,The Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for service-connected tinnitus is denied as the maximum schedular evaluation has been assigned.

Service connection for multiple sclerosis is granted, and a 50% rating for migraine headaches is also granted.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability and remanded the issue of an increased rating for multiple sclerosis (MS). The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is found to be etiologically related to his service-connected MS.

The Board found that the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis was caused by her active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.