The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the disease was manifested to a compensable degree within seven years of active military service.
The deciding factor: Multiple sclerosis was first diagnosed within the seven-year presumptive period following 90 days of continuous active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0905983
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis to correct a duty to assist error in obtaining relevant private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and examination, as well as readjudication.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to obtain J.M.'s federal records from SSA, as VA has not made any efforts to secure and consider these records.
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