The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, Special Monthly Compensation based on the need for aid and attendance, and Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability due to a lack of clarity regarding when the Veteran's symptoms of MS manifested within seven years of his discharge from service.
The deciding factor: The Board is unable to discern whether the Veteran’s Multiple Sclerosis manifested within seven years of his discharge from service based on the medical evidence provided, and thus requires further clarification through a VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19133802
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to MS and that the condition did not manifest within seven years of discharge from active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis to obtain a VA examination and medical opinion regarding its etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link between his condition and in-service toxic exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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