Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, cervical fusion, and lumbar fusion due to incomplete records from his second period of service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his service-connected multiple sclerosis and its manifestations, as well as secondary service connection claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing treatment records and a need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's appeal regarding her service-connected multiple sclerosis with bilateral optic neuritis is being reviewed.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for Multiple Sclerosis. The case will be returned for further examination and opinion from a Neurologist.

The Veteran's service-connected Multiple Sclerosis has resulted in the need for regular aid and attendance, which is now established as a result of his disability. The Board granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that there were duty to assist errors prior to the March 2020 decision on appeal and has ordered additional actions, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him in need of regular aid and attendance, warranting SMC beginning December 5, 2019.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis, particularly in relation to toxic exposure risk activities. A new VA examination is required.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for MS with complications prior to August 27, 2013 and separate disability ratings for residual manifestations of MS.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded to determine if the onset of the condition occurred during ACDUTRA or is otherwise causally connected.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, MGUS, and prostate cancer. Service connection is remanded for thyroid disorder, multiple sclerosis (MS), neurological disorder claimed as Parkinson's disease, GERD, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral hand arthritis.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for Multiple Sclerosis should be remanded due to inadequate VA opinions and need for further examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for multiple sclerosis and Hashimoto's disease (also claimed as Graves' disease and hyperthyroidism) before the Board could make a decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis manifested to a compensable degree within seven years after his separation from service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, chronic fatigue, cognitive impairment, and visual impairment as secondary to multiple sclerosis due to lack of a VA examination and unclear periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA).

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted it. Service connection for multiple sclerosis is also granted, but the issues of service connection for seronegative rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral toe fungus are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, finding that the condition manifested to a compensable degree within seven years of the Veteran's separation from active duty. The decision is based on presumptive service connection due to exposure to Agent Orange during service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection of Traumatic Brain Injury. The Board has also granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of Multiple Sclerosis, finding that it had its onset in service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral pes planus with arthritis, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, headaches, multiple sclerosis (MS), ischemic heart disease (IHD), and prostate disorder. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or in-service exposure.