The Board found that there is no evidence linking the veteran's GBS, hair loss, skin lesions, and hypertrophic changes of the lumbar spine to his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation. The conditions were determined to be not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing a connection between the veteran's current conditions and his military service or exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), Hair loss, Skin lesions, Hypertrophic changes of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2005
- Citation
- 0524215
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