Multiple sclerosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's multiple sclerosis, dizziness, fatigue, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral leg disability. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for multiple sclerosis and diplopia due to a lack of complete records, including SSA records. A new VA medical opinion is needed to determine if her conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for tinnitus, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and multiple sclerosis due to conflicting diagnoses and lack of recent VA examinations.

The Board has determined that there was not substantial compliance with previous remand directives and another remand is required. The case will be returned to the RO for additional development, including obtaining an addendum medical advisory opinion from a VA consulting physician.

The Board denied service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and TDIU due to the Veteran's failure to report for a VA examination, and the lack of evidence linking his current diagnosis to service.

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

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of multiple sclerosis due to new and material evidence submitted in September 2013. The claim is granted as her symptoms are found to have onset within seven years of separation from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis was first manifested during active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and multiple sclerosis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms were continuous since service separation. The rating assigned is 0% (no disability rating), effective date is not specified.

The Veteran's MS with RUE weakness and associated insomnia are granted a 50% rating. The claim for service connection of OSA is remanded.

The appeal for service connection of multiple sclerosis was dismissed due to the appellant's death.

The Board has granted annual clothing allowances for the right and left wrist braces used by the Veteran due to his service-connected Multiple Sclerosis, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has denied service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, finding that the evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is granted.

The Board denied service connection for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as the evidence did not support a finding that MS was incurred or aggravated by service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The preponderance of the evidence showed no relationship between the Veteran's current MS and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic disability of the central nervous system, to include clinically isolated syndrome and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (claimed as multiple sclerosis), with symptoms of numbness or tingling. The claim is based on objective indications without any medical diagnosis.

The Veteran's service connection claims for MS, left hand numbness, right hand numbness, and vertigo have been granted.,Service connection has also been remanded for the issue of stiff body syndrome.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD. The issues have been remanded due to insufficient evidence in previous decisions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis is related to her active service, specifically mononucleosis or as a side effect of a swine flu vaccine.

Service connection for Multiple Sclerosis has been restored as the AOJ did not properly sever it from a previous rating decision.

The Veteran's cause of death is granted due to his service-connected Multiple Sclerosis, which was a contributory cause of his death.