The veteran's claim for service connection for hyperlipidemia was denied. All other claims were remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Hyperlipidemia is considered a laboratory finding and not a disability for VA compensation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperlipidemia, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, back disability, cataracts, concussion injury of the brain, diabetes, drusen (degenerative) macula, dysphagia, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, bilateral flat foot with hallux limitus, left foot heel spur, right foot heel spur, left foot disability, right foot disability, heart disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, hypertension, hypothyroidism, left knee disability, right knee disability, left lower extremity sciatica, open angle with borderline findings, osteopenia/bone density decrease, subchondral cyst formation at talas, symphysis pubis, thick corneas causing IOP to be artificially high to include eye prescription axis 095 and 080 (hereinafter, 'thick corneas/eye prescription'), left wrist disability, right wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003293
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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