The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151, as there was no evidence of additional disability related to VA treatment or an unforeseen event.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's Guillian-Barre Syndrome was caused by VA treatment in June 2004, and there was no evidence of negligence or carelessness on the part of VA staff during the skin biopsies.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent renal calculi, status-post nephrostomy and nephrolithotomy, Guillian-Barre Syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908449
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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