The Board has granted service connection for hypertriglyceridemia and hyperlipidemia manifested by eruptive xanthomas, chronic pancreatitis, and pancreatic pseudocysts as these conditions are found to have begun during active service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise that the Veteran's diagnosed disabilities began during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertriglyceridemia, hyperlipidemia manifested by eruptive xanthomas, chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic pseudocysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191290
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic pancreatitis as more evidence is needed to determine if it is related to the Veteran's service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic pancreatitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that the Veteran's alcohol abuse, which was linked to his PTSD, caused his chronic pancreatitis.
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