Multiple sclerosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis was aggravated by her active duty for training (ACDUTRA) service in Hawaii, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis and an increased rating for cervical spine disorder. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's multiple sclerosis had its onset in service, and thus grants service connection for multiple sclerosis.

The Board denied an increased rating for multiple sclerosis and did not grant a retroactive effective date earlier than May 5, 1993, for the award of total disability based on individual unemployability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating of 20 percent for urinary incontinence due to multiple sclerosis, stating he was satisfied with the current rating.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected right eye disorder was likely caused by multiple sclerosis rather than a stove explosion injury, and therefore grants service connection for Multiple Sclerosis.

The Board found that the veteran's multiple sclerosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and could not be presumed to have been so incurred due to a lack of evidence showing its presence within one year after separation from service. The claim for service connection was therefore denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis and depression, as well as his PTSD claim. The TDIU claim was also denied.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that it is a direct result of his military service.

The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, which was previously denied in November 1982.

The Board finds that the veteran's symptoms during service were not manifestations of multiple sclerosis, and there is no evidence of a diagnosis within the seven-year presumptive period following his discharge. The preponderance of the evidence supports the denial of service connection for multiple sclerosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have current multiple sclerosis and there is no evidence of degenerative disc disease L5-S1 meeting the criteria for a higher rating. The claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis was denied as there was no medical evidence showing the existence of this condition. For the back disability, the evaluation remains at 10 percent.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, finding that the earliest date upon which the veteran had at least one disability rating of 40 percent or more and a total combined service-connected disability rating of at least 70 percent was December 10, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) for loss of use of a creative organ, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the previous rating decision. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the psychological impact on the veteran's ability to receive SMC due to his impotency and penile prosthesis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis and a rating greater than 10 percent for hyperglycemia with seizures prior to July 23, 1998. The RO granted her a rating of 20 percent for hyperglycemia with seizures effective July 23, 1998.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for compliance with instructions set forth in previous REMANDs, consideration of additional entitlement, and notification under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.

The effective date for the grant of service connection for malignant lymphoma, which led to an R-1 level of SMC, is set at April 28, 1995. The veteran's MS was not considered in determining the effective date.

The Board denied an increased disability evaluation for multiple sclerosis, finding that the veteran's symptoms do not warrant a higher rating based on the current criteria.

The Board denied the veteran's claim that the August 1973 rating decision, which granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, was clearly and unmistakably erroneous in failing to grant service connection for Stroke Syndrome.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current diagnosis of multiple sclerosis to his service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.