Multiple sclerosis decisions — 2019

The Veteran's urinary incontinence due to multiple sclerosis was previously rated at 40 percent, but the Board found that there has not been an improvement and restored the original rating of 40 percent.

The Board denied service connection for myelitis and multiple sclerosis, finding that the evidence did not support a link to military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's multiple sclerosis, as well as the relationship between his other conditions and his multiple sclerosis.

The Veteran's service connection claim for Multiple Sclerosis is being remanded due to uncertainty about when the condition was first diagnosed and whether it met the seven-year presumptive period.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for multiple sclerosis and other disabilities. The main reasons are that VA examiners have not provided opinions on whether these conditions are related to service or specific exposures.,Several of the issues involve a sleep disability, which requires additional examination as the current examiner did not consider all relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and review of new evidence. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, high cholesterol, obesity, allergic rhinitis/sinusitis, asthma, sleep apnea, hernia, kidney disease, multiple sclerosis, headaches, and seizures.

The Board denied the claim for service connection of Multiple Sclerosis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the Veteran's military service and his current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's multiple sclerosis, specifically addressing symptoms such as numbness in hands and fatigue.

The Veteran's service connection claims for multiple sclerosis, depressive disorder, thoracolumbar spine disorders (other than lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with spondylosis), right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and bipolar disorder have been granted. The issues of service connection for other lumbar spine disorders are remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's multiple sclerosis is related to his in-service injury and whether it had its onset within 7 years of separation from active service.

The Veteran's diagnosed multiple sclerosis manifested to a compensable degree within seven years of his discharge from active duty, allowing for presumptive service connection.

The Veteran's multiple sclerosis is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The claims for secondary conditions (fatigue, muscle spasms, low back disorder, optic neuropathy) are remanded as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board has granted service connection for Multiple Sclerosis and assigned a minimum disability rating of 30% effective upon the date of this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's multiple sclerosis began during her active service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's bowel dysfunction is granted a 10 percent rating from July 27, 2009. A 100 percent evaluation for multiple sclerosis is granted from the same date. SMC for loss of use of both feet and buttocks are also granted.