The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the appellant currently has MS that had its onset to a compensable degree within seven years of his discharge from service. Consequently, reasonable doubt should be resolved in favor of the appellant and service connection for MS is granted.
The deciding factor: It is at least as likely as not that the appellant's MS had its onset during service or within seven years of the appellant's discharge from service in February 1977.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple sclerosis (MS)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0812504
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
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