The Board has severed service connection for multiple conditions, including muscle weakness of the left lower and upper extremities, voiding dysfunction, and erectile dysfunction, all secondary to service-connected multiple sclerosis. The appeal is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on secondary to a pre-existing condition (multiple sclerosis). As multiple sclerosis was severed from service connection, the secondary conditions are also not supported by evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle Weakness of Left Lower Extremity, Muscle Weakness of Left Upper Extremity, Voiding Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21016171
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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