The Board denied service connection for low potassium as it was determined to be a laboratory finding and not a diagnosed disability, thus failing the first element of service connection.
The deciding factor: Low potassium levels are considered clinical laboratory findings rather than a specific disease or disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- low potassium
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21011269
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