The Veteran's claim for service connection for numbness of the arms, to include as secondary to Guillain-Barre Syndrome, was denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability manifested by numbness in the arms and concluded that the preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim. For his Guillain-Barre Syndrome with motor weakness of the bilateral lower extremities, an increased rating was also denied. Finally, for his umbilical scar as a post-operative residual of a herniorrhaphy, a compensable rating was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's testimony and VA outpatient treatment records did not provide evidence of current numbness in the arms or any other disability that could be linked to service. The Board found no nexus between his current symptoms and service-connected Guillain-Barre Syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Numbness of arms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1207411
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