The Board finds that the Veteran's neurological disability, diagnosed as Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MMN) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), is consistent with ALS. As such, it should be subject to the presumptive service connection for ALS provided by VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record reflects that the Veteran's neurological disability is a variant of ALS, which falls under the direct service connection theory as it does not involve any presumption or secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1532482
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