The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claims of service connection for elevated liver enzymes, left ankle sprain (claimed as left ankle fracture), bilateral knee pain, and low back pain. However, the RO found no chronic residual disability related to these conditions during service.
The deciding factor: The August 2005 rating decision denied service connection due to lack of evidence of a chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- elevated liver enzymes, left ankle sprain (claimed as left ankle fracture), bilateral knee pain (claimed as bone spurs and patellar tendinitis), low back pain (claimed as lumbar spine condition and sciatica)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1529563
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cholecystectomy, scars from gallbladder surgery as secondary to the cholecystectomy, and elevated liver enzymes because new and relevant evidence was not presented.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for residuals of a right rib fracture and dermatophytosis (claimed as eczema) have been granted. Claims for hyperlipidemia, elevated liver enzymes, posttraumatic stress disorder, alopecia totalis, iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, cervical spine disability, voiding dysfunction, benign neoplasm of the skin, right ankle disability, right elbow disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability have been denied. The Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity secondary to service-connected spinal stenosis are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for reopening service connection for high cholesterol and elevated liver enzymes, as well as determining a rating for atherosclerotic heart disease. Additional relevant medical treatment records have been associated with the claims file.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim for service connection for a deviated septum post-septoplasty was denied as new and material evidence has not been received.,Service connection for traumatic brain injury is denied due to lack of current diagnosis or in-service incurrence/aggravation.,Service connection for elevated liver enzymes is denied as it is considered a laboratory finding, not a disability warranting VA compensation.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergies remains pending and will be remanded for further development considering Gulf War toxic exposures.
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