The Board granted an effective date of July 15, 2016 for service connection for multiple sclerosis and related conditions but denied earlier effective dates for chronic constipation and swallowing difficulties.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's optic neuritis with ptosis and diplopia, left upper extremity muscle weakness, left lower extremity muscle weakness, right upper extremity muscle weakness, right lower extremity muscle weakness, and voiding dysfunction were secondary to her multiple sclerosis at least as early as July 15, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis with unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress and sleep disturbances (MS), Optic neuritis with ptosis and diplopia, Left upper extremity muscle weakness, Left lower extremity muscle weakness, Right upper extremity muscle weakness, Right lower extremity muscle weakness, Voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048693
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Denied
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