The Board denied entitlement to service connection for a chronic cardiac disability, hypercholesterolemia, psychiatric disability, presbyopia, hepatitis C, and bilateral hip disability.
The deciding factor: Hypercholesterolemia was not considered a disease for which VA disability benefits may be awarded. There is no evidence of a diagnosis of Hepatitis C related to service or herbicide exposure. The veteran's radiculopathy of the left lower extremity was found to have moderate symptomatology, but did not meet criteria for higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cardiac disability, hypercholesterolemia, psychiatric disability, presbyopia, hepatitis C, bilateral hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0902497
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the presumption of soundness at entrance into service.
- Denied
The Board denied higher initial disability ratings for the service-connected psychiatric disability and denied earlier effective dates for TDIU, SMC at the schedular housebound rate, and DEA benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and remanded the claim for a heart disability due to insufficient evidence.
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