Whew,that's a tall order. I've often wondered if that's possibly where I got mine. Facing that challenge in proving that to their board is hard.Best thing I can recommend is get in touch with a VFW post and/or a local Legion chapter.. they're really good, the legion at getting info and they really help within that realm. The legion will put you in touch with the right ppl within the community. Best of luck 🤞

There's probably a huge difference between getting MS _while_ in the military, vs getting MS _because_ of the military. Since nobody actually knows what causes MS, I can see potential problems trying to prove claims that certain activities while on active duty. Tim4 is absolutely right.

I did, and am so happy it was discovered while I was on active duty. Now the military takes great care of me.

I’m a veteran with 100% P&T due to MS. I had symptoms in Navy ( arms twitching etc. I thought I was drinking too much coffee or something. I got out and went to college. Symptoms still occasionally occurred when staying up late studying for midterms/finals. Ignored them, and they would always go away. I decided to go back in and was commissioned as an ensign. I was excited. I only needed 16 more years to retire. This was March of 2004. Then the big episode happened with optic neuritis, vision loss, headache and all that. World turned upside down. I was an oil king (petroleum tech) with two tours in the Persian Gulf, to now going back in as a commissioned officer in the Nurse Corpse. Now put on avonex and undergoing an NCIS investigation. They called me and I told them I wanted to go back in, but they said I can’t, because I’m now considered, “non-deployable”. So, they discharged me and I worked for another 17 years as a RN until I could no longer. I had several, and now on disability with secondary-progressive. I was very distraught until I came across info that MS is conspired a, “PRESUMPTIVE” diagnosis if it occurred within 5 years of discharge from the military. My diagnosis was, and I was even getting my Avonex from the Tallahassee VA.
I saw that another member suggested The American Legion. That’s a great way to go. A VSO is an expert that will help you navigate. I was totally shocked by all this. No one in my family had MS. Hang in there. Veterans take care of each other. I went from sitting in general quarters in the Persian Gulf to being married with two grown children. You got this.