Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his multiple sclerosis. The other secondary service connection claims are also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, but denied the Veteran's attempt to reopen his claim for a left knee disability.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected. The claims for Lupus and Multiple Sclerosis are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the initial onset of the Veteran's multiple sclerosis and the need for a VA examination to evaluate the nature and etiology of his condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of PTSD and multiple sclerosis was denied. The appeal also included a request for an earlier effective date for the grant of special monthly compensation based on housebound status, which was granted but with an effective date of August 14, 2007.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms manifested to a degree of 10% or more within seven years of separation from service. Service connection was denied for a right shoulder condition.

The Board has denied service connection for neck and left eye conditions. The case is remanded to determine the etiology of multiple sclerosis, as well as its relationship to other claimed conditions.

The Veteran's urinary incontinence due to multiple sclerosis was previously rated at 40 percent, but the Board has determined that there is not enough evidence to support reducing this rating. As a result, the original 40 percent rating for urinary incontinence due to multiple sclerosis is restored.

The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding when the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis was first diagnosed and whether it was manifested within the seven-year presumptive period. The case needs further development to locate records from Utah hospital and other sources that could corroborate the diagnosis in early 1998.

The Board denied service connection for myelitis and multiple sclerosis, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for multiple sclerosis and other disabilities. The main reasons are that VA examiners have not provided opinions on whether these conditions are related to service or specific exposures.,Several of the issues involve a sleep disability, which is being remanded due to insufficient information about its relationship with service-connected psychiatric disability or multiple sclerosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and review of new evidence. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, high cholesterol, obesity, allergic rhinitis/sinusitis, asthma, sleep apnea, hernia, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, headaches, and seizures.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of Multiple Sclerosis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's military service and his current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's multiple sclerosis, specifically addressing symptoms such as numbness in hands and fatigue.

The Veteran's service connection claims for multiple sclerosis, depressive disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorders (other than lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylosis), right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and bipolar disorder have been granted. The issues of service connection for other lumbar spine disorders are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's multiple sclerosis is related to his in-service injury and whether it had its onset within 7 years of separation from active service.

The Veteran's diagnosed multiple sclerosis manifested to a compensable degree within seven years of his discharge from active duty, allowing for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's multiple sclerosis is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims for secondary conditions (fatigue, muscle spasms, low back disorder, optic neuropathy) are remanded as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and assigned a minimum disability rating of 30% effective upon the date of this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis began during her active service and grants service connection for this condition.