The Veteran's GBS is denied as it was not caused by the October 7, 2013 influenza vaccination administered at a VA facility.,The Veteran's bowel dysfunction is denied as his April 2015 CT colonography did not result in additional disability and was conducted outside of a VA facility.
The deciding factor: The March 2018 VA examiner concluded that the GBS was unrelated to the October 7, 2013 influenza vaccination due to the timing and lack of causation.,The April 2015 CT colonography did not result in additional disability as it occurred outside of a VA facility and there is no evidence linking the bowel dysfunction directly to this procedure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bowel Dysfunction, Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19161095
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