The Veteran's leukopenia, neutropenia, and dyslipidemia are laboratory findings without underlying or resulting disability. The Board finds that these conditions do not meet the criteria for service connection as they are not considered disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's leukopenia, neutropenia, and dyslipidemia are abnormal laboratory findings and not in and of themselves 'disabilities' for VA purposes. Nor does the weight of the evidence reflect that the Veteran has a causal or resultant disability associated these laboratory findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Leukopenia, Neutropenia, Dyslipidemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1617475
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