Service connection granted for tinea corporis and keratosis affecting the face and groin.,Hyperlipidemia is not a compensable disability.,Effective date denied for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus prior to January 5, 2007.,Revision of June 2008 rating decision on basis of CUE denied as it did not become final.,Initial ratings granted for right ankle and right foot disabilities.,Service connection denied for hyperlipidemia.,Chronic fatigue (CFS) service connection denied but related to Epstein-Barr virus.,Other skin conditions, musculoskeletal disorders, respiratory, and cardiovascular disorders service connection issues remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinea corporis and keratosis affecting the face and groin had their onset during active duty service.,Hyperlipidemia is a laboratory finding not a compensable disability.,VA received copies of the Veteran’s service records prior to January 5, 2007, but these did not constitute an informal claim for benefits as they did not identify a benefit being sought or indicate intent to apply for benefits.,The June 2008 rating decision was not final because the Veteran submitted a timely Notice of Disagreement with the claims addressed in that rating decision.,VA is precluded from granting an effective date prior to January 5, 2007, as this would be based on service records received prior to the filing of a formal or informal application for benefits.,The Veteran's hyperlipidemia was not a compensable disability and thus cannot be granted service connection.,The VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding whether EBV is related to service or if any of the Veteran’s disorders are due to Gulf War Syndrome, ADT, or IDT.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea corporis, keratosis, residuals of sand flea bites, hyperlipidemia, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18158565
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