A disease where the immune system damages the protective covering of nerves, causing weakness, numbness, and coordination problems.
To support the minimum 30% rating for multiple sclerosis itself, medical records confirming the diagnosis are the foundation. A definitive diagnosis from a neurologist, imaging studies such as MRI, and records of clinical evaluations documenting the course of the disease all help establish the condition.
For residual symptoms, the evidence needs to match the specific criteria for each affected area. Neuropsychological test results showing objective impairment of memory, attention, concentration, or executive functions are central to those categories. Records of disorientation, apraxia, or visual spatial problems from clinical or neurological exams are relevant to those areas. For neurobehavioral effects and subjective symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, or headaches, statements from you and people who know you describing how often these occur and how they affect your work and daily activities carry real weight, particularly when they align with findings in your medical records.
Conditions that are often caused or made worse by this one. If you have any of these, they may be claimable as secondary service connection.
