Multiple sclerosis Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and Hepatitis C, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran is seeking service connection for Multiple Sclerosis. The Board has determined that additional evidence should be considered and the case remanded for further action.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 15, 1996 for a 100% evaluation for multiple sclerosis.

The Board has determined that the veteran's MS with involvement of the genitourinary system warrants a separate 20 percent rating based on nighttime voiding. His lower extremities are rated separately at 10 percent each due to sensory symptoms, but no motor impairment is noted.

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis was incurred during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to verify the veteran's service periods and obtain relevant medical records. The claims for service connection will be remanded pending this development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's Multiple Sclerosis is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that there was insufficient evidence to establish a clinical onset of symptoms within the presumptive period.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis due to new and material evidence. However, it was not established that MS was incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of multiple sclerosis during service or within seven years after separation, and thus the claim for service connection is denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the clinical onset of the veteran's multiple sclerosis and right ankle disability, as these claims are inextricably intertwined with each other.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claim can be adjudicated, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice under Kent v. Nicholson.

The Board found that the veteran does not meet the criteria for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of lower extremities due to effective function remaining and no impairment from his service-connected Multiple Sclerosis.

The Board denied service connection for multiple sclerosis, chronic dermatitis, and a chronic disability manifested by dry skin, finding that there was no evidence of these conditions being incurred or aggravated during active duty.

The Board has determined that the veteran's multiple sclerosis was incurred in service, as evidenced by symptoms and a diagnosis within seven years of discharge.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were denied. The RO assigned a 10 percent evaluation for the period March 23, 1999 to December 27, 2005 for impairment of the right lower extremity due to multiple sclerosis. A 20 percent evaluation was granted effective December 28, 2005. The veteran's claims for coarse nystagmus and reduced facial sensation were not addressed as they are not related to service connection.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues of increased evaluation for depressive reaction, service connection for salmonella enteritis, postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome as secondary to salmonella enteritis, and gastroesophageal reflux disease as secondary to salmonella enteritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of Multiple Sclerosis, TDIU, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of both feet. The effective date for service connection was set at September 26, 2002.

The Board found that the veteran does not have multiple sclerosis that is attributable to his active military service and denied the claim.

The Board has determined that the original grant of service connection for multiple sclerosis and secondary complications was based on clear and unmistakable error due to incorrect application of presumptive provisions, and as such, the veteran's appeal is denied.