Multiple sclerosis Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis did not initially manifest during service and may not be presumed to have had its inception during service. The appeal is denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of her service-connected Multiple Sclerosis.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection of MS and granted his TDIU based on his PTSD, finding that he is unable to maintain substantially gainful employment due to his PTSD.

The Board has restored service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the original grant was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis and reopened the claim to reopen based on new evidence. The veteran's current diagnosis of multiple sclerosis is linked to his active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of $24,345.61 due to bad faith in creating the overpayment.

The Board found that the veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his participation in Project SHAD and denied all service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a neurological examination to determine if the veteran's multiple sclerosis is related to service or developed within seven years after separation.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine if the veteran incurred Multiple Sclerosis in or as a result of active military duty, and whether it manifested within 7 years of discharge from service. The case will be remanded for this purpose.

The veteran is granted special monthly compensation for loss of use of both feet and additional special monthly compensation for the combined effect of multiple sclerosis with other disabilities. The veteran's need for aid and attendance due to weakness in lower extremities, fatigue, and urinary incontinence has also been established.

The veteran is entitled to specially adapted housing due to service-connected Multiple Sclerosis, as it results in loss of use of the right lower extremity and affects balance. The claim for special home adaptation grant is denied as moot.

The veteran has been granted automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only, as well as specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant due to permanent loss of use of one lower extremity with impairment affecting balance and propulsion.,The decision is based on the service-connected multiple sclerosis resulting in loss of use of one lower extremity and impairment affecting balance and propulsion.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran's symptoms of leg pain and weakness in service were not related to multiple sclerosis, which was diagnosed many years later. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding of service connection for multiple sclerosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis is etiologically related to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for multiple sclerosis was denied, and her claim to reopen a hernia service connection claim was also denied. The RO found no new and material evidence in both cases.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and a Left Shoulder Disability, finding that there is insufficient evidence to establish these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Multiple Sclerosis did not have its onset during active service or within seven years after separation from service, and there is no evidence linking it to service. The claim for service connection for MS was denied.

The veteran's claim for a disability evaluation greater than 30 percent for multiple sclerosis was denied as he failed to report for multiple VA examinations scheduled in connection with his claim.

The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran had initial symptoms of multiple sclerosis during service or within seven years after separation from active duty.