Multiple sclerosis Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence in the VA addendum opinion regarding the relationship between multiple sclerosis and service. The Veteran's records need to be reviewed by an appropriate specialist.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, a right eye disability, and right foot drop. Service connection is also granted for the Veteran's low back pain on remand. The issue of Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development and an opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's multiple sclerosis and his military service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the Veteran did not have a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period and there was no established continuity of symptoms since service. The claim is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) as it did not manifest within seven years of separation from active duty and is otherwise unrelated to service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to potential radiation exposure during her military service, and will require further development including obtaining a dose estimate from the USH.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's in-service joint pain and its relation to his current multiple sclerosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development and consideration of new evidence, including VA treatment records from active duty service that were not previously considered.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis and diabetes mellitus type 2, finding that both conditions were triggered by exposures to contaminants at Camp Lejeune. The decision also found that the Veteran's MS was likely due to exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminants.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy secondary to multiple sclerosis, urinary frequency as secondary to multiple sclerosis, and adjustment disorder with depressed mood secondary to multiple sclerosis. Service connection was denied for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is causally or etiologically due to service, and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis was incurred during his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for eligibility for a special home adaptation grant. The Board also granted eligibility for specially adapted housing due to her service-connected multiple sclerosis and related lower extremity weakness.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is denied.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, including exposure to herbicide agents. The current medical literature does not support a causal connection between MS and pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected multiple sclerosis results in loss of use of both lower extremities, qualifying for specially adapted housing. The appeal concerning eligibility for a special home adaptation grant is dismissed as the Veteran has been found eligible for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.

The Board has directed an addendum medical opinion due to the August 2017 addendum opinion not identifying alternative neurological or psychiatric disorders and not analyzing whether the Veteran has any current neurological disorders other than MS. The Court also noted that the May 1984 VA neuropsychiatric examination did not support the diagnosis of MS.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Multiple Sclerosis is granted as her current MS has been shown to be caused by or related to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple sclerosis, PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, neurogenic bladder, and depressive disorder have been reopened. The new evidence supports the reopening of these claims.,Service connection has not been established for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, or sleep apnea.