The Board denied service connection for Guillain-Barré syndrome, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between the condition and active duty service.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any chronic symptoms of GBS during service or within one year after discharge. The Veteran's lay assertions about continuity of symptoms since service are contradicted by medical records indicating the onset of symptoms in 1986, approximately three years after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23057530
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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