The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that symptoms were first present during active service. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy is denied as the claim is not well-grounded.
The deciding factor: The veteran's walking and marching problems in service are considered manifestations of his diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral neuropathy, multiple sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0024214
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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