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.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran's claims were continuously pursued since April 26, 2018, and reasonable doubt was resolved in his favor regarding the effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple sclerosis with urinary incontinence and frequency, Multiple sclerosis with bowel incontinence, Multiple sclerosis with erectile dysfunction, Multiple sclerosis left upper extremity neuropathy, minor extremity, Multiple sclerosis right upper extremity neuropathy, major extremity, Multiple sclerosis with left lower extremity neuropathy, Multiple sclerosis right lower extremity neuropathy, Chronic migraine headaches, Trigeminal neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25102561
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