The veteran's claim for service connection for hypertriglyceridemia was denied as the condition is not a disability under VA laws and regulations. The Board found that there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service occurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, or medical nexus between an in-service disease or injury and the current disability.
The deciding factor: The veteran's hypertriglyceridemia is not a recognized disability for VA compensation purposes as it is merely a laboratory finding. There was no evidence presented to show that the condition caused any impairment of earning capacity or had its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertriglyceridemia, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity, Diabetic Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity, Right Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Left Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Hypertension, Psoriatic Lesions, Right Buttocks and Papular Lesions, Feet and Legs, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Back Pain, Atrial Fibrillation (Heart Condition), Loss of Bone from the Jaw (Secondary to Type II Diabetes Mellitus)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0723759
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