Multiple sclerosis Board decisions

The Veteran's secondary service connection claim for dry eye syndrome is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, including instability, meet the criteria for separate initial 20 percent ratings from August 30, 2010.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen their service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, finding that new and material evidence supports a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis during service. The Board also found that there is a causal relationship between the current disability and service.

The Veteran's psychiatric disorder, as a manifestation of his service-connected multiple sclerosis, is granted an increased rating to 70 percent. Separate compensable ratings are assigned for sleep disturbance and right arm sensory changes as manifestations of the service-connected multiple sclerosis. The Veteran also receives special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability (claimed as sarcoidosis) is denied. The VA examiner found no objective indications of a chronic disability due to an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained multisymptom illness.,The Veteran's claim for initial compensable rating for service-connected right ear hearing loss is denied. The VA examination showed that the Veteran has mild hearing impairment in his right ear, which does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of Multiple Sclerosis due to the appellant's withdrawal before a decision was made.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for multiple sclerosis and related disabilities were denied. The rating for MS with complications prior to August 27, 2013 was denied as the evidence did not show symptoms warranting a higher rating. Ratings for right upper and lower extremity weakness from January 26, 2016 onward were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and Chronic Headache Disability were dismissed as the appeal was not properly initiated under the AMA framework.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis did not manifest during service or within the seven-year presumptive period and is otherwise unrelated to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis and related disabilities were denied prior to April 12, 2018.,Effective dates prior to April 12, 2018 are not granted for the grants of service connection for multiple sclerosis with loss of bowel, sphincter control; right upper extremity weakness secondary to multiple sclerosis; swallowing difficulties secondary to multiple sclerosis; left upper extremity weakness; and right lower extremity weakness.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal.

The Veteran's service connection claim for multiple sclerosis is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the AOJ committed pre-decisional duty to assist errors in determining whether the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis is related to service. The AOJ needs to clarify when and whether the Veteran was on active service, consider direct service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, provide an examination to determine the nature and etiology of his disability, and obtain updated treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disorder, including ataxia and multiple sclerosis, finding that there was no evidence of such condition during or immediately after service, nor within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic disability during service or within the applicable presumptive period. The Board also found that continuity of symptomatology was not established and concluded that the current MS disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's multiple sclerosis is related to her active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues related to earlier effective dates for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis due to herbicide exposure, finding that the Veteran's duties placed him in proximity to the base perimeter where herbicides were used. The decision is based on a presumption of exposure and expert medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has determined that she is entitled to a TDIU rating. The appeal for service connection of multiple conditions related to exposure during the Persian Gulf War remains pending.

The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service and insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between his current condition and active duty.