The Board remands the claims for a disability rating more than 20 percent for multiple sclerosis with left and right lower extremity neuropathy prior to July 18, 2018, due to an error in scheduling a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure compliance with Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268 (1998), as there was a date discrepancy in the examination appointment.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple sclerosis with left lower extremity neuropathy, Multiple sclerosis with right lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25005623
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.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 26, 2018, for the award of service connection for multiple sclerosis and associated conditions, chronic migraine headaches, and trigeminal neuralgia.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for a disability rating more than 20 percent for multiple sclerosis with left and right lower extremity neuropathy prior to July 18, 2018, due to the severance of service connection effective September 1, 2025.
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