The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis (MS) based on credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's credible statements and the VA neurologist's opinion supported continuity of symptoms since service, outweighing opinions that relied solely on the lack of contemporaneous medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25007130
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.
- 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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