The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, dysphagia, and a compensable rating for a left arm keloid. The Veteran's benign prostatic hyperplasia was dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the presence of functional impairment or an area of 6 square inches or greater for the left arm keloid, nor did it establish that the Veteran's hyperlipidemia met the criteria for a disability under VA law. The Board also found no basis to grant service connection for dysphagia as it was determined to be a symptom of his already service-connected gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- Claimed conditions
- benign prostatic hyperplasia, dysphagia, hyperlipidemia, left arm keloid
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035468
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Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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