The Board denied service connection for CIDP as the condition was not present during or within one year after service, and there is no evidence linking it to a service event or disease.
The deciding factor: CIDP was not shown to be present in service or manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty. There is also no indication that the Veteran's current CIDP may be associated with an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- CIDP
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24060511
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- Granted
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- Denied
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