Multiple sclerosis Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple sclerosis is granted as the condition manifested within the presumptive period and to at least a compensable degree.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, peripheral neuropathy, motor problems, tremors, and poor memory due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The case is returned to the Board for further review.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his Multiple Sclerosis was not related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and did not find any other service-connected condition as a contributing factor.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection is granted for the claimed neurological disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, including a left shoulder disability and multiple sclerosis. The claims are being returned to the RO for additional development.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including depression, panic disorder, anxiety, and PTSD, is granted service connection. Service connection for a sleep condition and vision condition are denied.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating for multiple sclerosis (MS) with speech and swallowing impairment is granted, beginning March 25, 2015.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 30 percent rating for right upper extremity (RUE) impairment as a residual of MS is granted, beginning September 10, 2013.

The Board denied the motion to revise the April 2000 rating decision denying service connection for Multiple Sclerosis based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE), finding that there was no clear and undebatable error in not considering direct service connection.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete STRs and conflicting medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis and a bilateral eye condition as secondary to multiple sclerosis due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's lay statements regarding symptoms during service are considered, along with service treatment records.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, and the issues of rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability, service connection for multiple sclerosis, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and service connection for hypertension are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is being remanded due to the need for additional medical evidence and clarification of the date of onset/diagnosis.

The Board denied service connection for Multiple Sclerosis as there is no competent and credible evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues related to his service-connected Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board has remanded these matters for further development, including new VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Veteran's service-connected Multiple Sclerosis resulted in the functional loss of use of both feet since May 9, 2005. The Board has granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the rate provided by 38 U.S.C. § 1114(l) for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis was manifested within seven years of discharge from service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's multiple sclerosis was granted service connection as it manifested within seven years of separation from service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis with unsteady gait and slurred speech is denied, while the claim for residuals of neck injury, cervical spine degenerative joint disease of the right upper extremity is granted as secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's hemianopsia, secondary to multiple sclerosis, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under DC 6080.

The appeal for revision of the initial disability ratings assigned for multiple sclerosis in January and March 2014 rating decisions on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) is denied. The effective date earlier than August 27, 2015, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on the basis of CUE in the March 2014 rating decision is remanded.