Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2020

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right eye visual field defect associated with multiple sclerosis is granted, and the effective date of this decision is set at August 20, 2002.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate examination findings and incomplete records. The Veteran's service connection claim for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is inextricably intertwined with his TDIU claim.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's death, and no service connection was granted or denied.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis is related to his service, including presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and SMC have been fully granted, with the effective dates of the awards being June 2019. The Board finds that no further issues remain for consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is granted, with the decision finding that new evidence supports a link between his in-service symptoms and his current condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, finding that her symptoms did not manifest within a presumptive period and were not related to her in-service exposure to burn pits. The disability was determined to be unrelated to any disease or injury during active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine was denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period.,Service connection for multiple sclerosis was remanded due to insufficient reasoning regarding potential early manifestations of optic neuritis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's multiple sclerosis is related to her military service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between multiple sclerosis and service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's diagnosed Multiple Sclerosis is service-connected, as there is at least equipoise evidence showing it manifested during service or within seven years of separation.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, Erectile Dysfunction, and Constipation secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Multiple Sclerosis.,Service connection is also granted for erectile dysfunction and constipation as they are found to be related to the service-connected multiple sclerosis.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for numbness of the hands, bladder dysfunction, and multiple sclerosis due to a scheduling error.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the submission of new and material evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot drop and a disability characterized by brain scarring, including multiple sclerosis. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were related to an in-service injury or disease.

The appeal regarding an entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disability is dismissed.,The appeal regarding whether new and material evidence to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disability is dismissed.,The appeal regarding an entitlement to service connection for a right-side, upper neuropathy is dismissed.,The appeal regarding an entitlement to service connection for a right-side, lower neuropathy is dismissed.,New and material evidence to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability has not been received.,New and material evidence to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for multiple sclerosis has not been received.,Evidence submitted subsequent to the January 2005 rating decision that denied service connection for tinnitus is not cumulative or redundant of evidence previously of record, relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims, and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for tinnitus.

The appeal for service connection of Multiple Sclerosis was dismissed due to the Veteran's death before a decision could be made.

The Board denied service connection for multiple sclerosis and a disability manifested by tremors and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

Service connection is denied for a back disorder.,Service connection is denied for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia and PTSD.,Service connection is denied for an eye disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board has found that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen his claims of bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, multiple sclerosis, and thoracolumbar spine disorder. The left wrist disorder claim is still pending.