The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a neurological condition, including multiple sclerosis and a demyelinating disorder.
The deciding factor: New medical evidence submitted by the appellant includes diagnoses of multiple sclerosis dating back to 1967 and treatment records from private healthcare providers. The VA examiner concluded that it is at least as likely as not that the appellant has a current neurological disability due to disease or injury incurred in service, including rubella in 1967.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple sclerosis, demyelinating disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0403435
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the condition initially manifested within seven years of discharge from active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple sclerosis has been dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.
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