The Veteran's Guillain-Barré syndrome was not caused by VA-administered influenza vaccination, and there is no evidence of fault on VA's part. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence suggesting that VA failed to exercise the degree of care expected in administering the October 2004 influenza vaccine, or that VA furnished treatment without informed consent.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149360
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