The Board remands the claim for service connection of hypercholesterolemia to afford the Veteran an adequate VA medical examination and obtain a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The November 2023 VA examination is found inadequate, as it did not concede a diagnosis of hypercholesterolemia, which has been established during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- hypercholesterolemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25004794
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and pneumonia due to insufficient evidence in the record. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not supported by the medical records provided.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for hypercholesterolemia has been dismissed as the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's application for PCAFC eligibility was denied due to the Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) finding that he does not meet current eligibility requirements. The CEAT determined the Veteran is not in need of personal care services on a continuous basis, citing his medical records as noting various health concerns but not rising to the level of needing personal care services for ADLs or supervision.
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