The Veteran's service-connected Guillain-Barre Syndrome and related disabilities are being remanded for further evaluation due to inconsistencies in the examination reports.
The deciding factor: The examination reports contain internal inconsistencies, necessitating a new assessment of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barre Syndrome, residual weakness, right upper extremity (major), residual weakness, left upper extremity (minor), residual weakness with sciatic nerve group involvement, left lower extremity secondary to Guillain-Barre, residual weakness with sciatic nerve group involvement, right lower extremity secondary to Guillain-Barre
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18102263
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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