Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2022

The Board is remanding the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis was incurred during service, if it became manifest within seven years of discharge, and if it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities. The VA must obtain an addendum opinion addressing these issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to internal inconsistency in the August 2021 VA medical opinion and a need for further clarification on whether the Veteran's Multiple Sclerosis existed prior to his second tour of active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for multiple sclerosis. The Veteran's claims for varicose veins, lumbar radiculopathy, myelopathy, rhabdomyolysis, neuropathy with sciatica and paresthesias, chronic leg pain, transverse myelitis, and an acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded as secondary to his service-connected multiple sclerosis. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is also remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for multiple sclerosis, finding that there was no basis for an increased rating based on the evidence.