The Board of Veterans' Appeals has determined that there is no evidence to support the veteran's claim for service connection for hyperlipidemia, and thus denied the claim.
The deciding factor: There was no current disability associated with the elevated cholesterol levels found in the veteran's medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Hyperlipidemia, Hypercholesterolemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2001
- Citation
- 0115375
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome, hypertension, and hypercholesterolemia as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or any incident of service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a heart disability, to include partially occluded left anterior descending artery, and denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and repeated high MCHC level.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to ensure an adequate medical opinion is obtained, as the previous opinions were found insufficient.
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