The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection for Guillain-Barre syndrome and its residuals, finding that the May 1983 rating decision did not involve clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The RO in May 1983 denied service connection due to the Veteran's Guillain-Barre Syndrome being a result of an influenza vaccination, which was not considered an injury under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1406710
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