The Board denied service connection for dyslipidemia because it is a laboratory finding and not a current disability.
The deciding factor: Dyslipidemia is a laboratory result, not a clinically ascertainable disability.
- Claimed conditions
- dyslipidemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20073452
What this means for you
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