The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not indicate Guillain-Barré syndrome due to a swine flu vaccination, and his acquired psychiatric disorder, syphilis, right foot disability, and bilateral knee disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no indication of Guillain-Barré syndrome due to the claimed swine flu vaccination. The Board also found that his acquired psychiatric disorder, syphilis, right foot disability, and bilateral knee disabilities did not originate in service or be proximately due to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, headaches, neck disability, back disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0502052
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