The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypercholesterolemia and hepatitis C was denied. The Board found that hypercholesterolemia is not a recognized disability for VA compensation purposes, while the issue of increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy remains pending.
The deciding factor: Hypercholesterolemia does not constitute a disability for VA purposes as it is merely a laboratory finding. The Veteran's service connection claim for hepatitis C was denied due to lack of evidence linking his current condition to service or any other etiological factor.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Hypercholesterolemia"}, {"conditionName":"Hepatitis C"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1020764
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