1. 1520269.txt - VA.gov
Hyperlipidemia is not a disability under VA law and regulations. 2. The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's coronary artery disease ...
Citation Nr: 1520269 Decision Date: 05/12/15 Archive Date: 05/26/15 DOCKET NO. 13-08 401 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia (claimed as high cholesterol). 2. Entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease, to include secondary to hyperlipidemia. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Appellant ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD S. Syverson, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from April 1980 to February 2001. This matter comes to the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from rating decisions by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Veteran testified at a March 2014 videoconference hearing before the undersigned. A transcript of the hearing is associated with the Veteran's Virtual VA paperless file. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Hyperlipidemia is not a disability under VA law and regulations. 2. The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's coronary artery disease is related to service. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. A disability manifested by hyperlipidemia was not incurred in or aggravated by service. 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 1110, 1131, 5103, 5103A, 5107 (West 2014); 38 C.F.R. §§...
2. High Cholesterol VA Disability Can Be Awarded As A Secondary Condition
Nov 23, 2020 · The VA does have a disability rating for high blood pressure and typically rates it between 10% and 60%. This is partially because high blood ...
High Cholesterol is common among veterans, but is more often a side-effect of a different service-connected disability.
3. 1039961.txt - VA.gov
Hypercholesterolemia or elevated serum (blood) cholesterol is not a disability for which VA compensation benefits are payable. Diagnoses of hyperlipidemia ...
Citation Nr: 1039961 Decision Date: 10/25/10 Archive Date: 11/01/10 DOCKET NO. 05-10 484 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for a cardiovascular disability, to include as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. 2. Entitlement to a total disability rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Jennifer Hwa, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from March 1968 to October 1970. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) from a March 2004 rating decision of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) that denied entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia and a TDIU rating. The Board remanded these claims for further development in October 2008. Hypercholesterolemia or elevated serum (blood) cholesterol is not a disability for which VA compensation benefits are payable. Diagnoses of hyperlipidemia, elevated triglycerides, and elevated cholesterol are laboratory results and are not, in and of themselves, disabilities. 61 Fed. Reg. 20,440 (May 7, 1996). The term disability, as used for VA purposes, refers to a condition resulting in an impairment of earning capacity. All...
4. 1536807.txt - VA.gov
... disability rating for hypertension; and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia. A January 2014 rating decision increased the rating ...
Citation Nr: 1536807 Decision Date: 08/28/15 Archive Date: 09/04/15 DOCKET NO. 09-40 399 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Los Angeles, California THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include as secondary to hypertensive heart disease. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol), to include as secondary to hypertensive heart disease. 3. Entitlement to a higher initial rating for hypertensive heart disease, rated as 30 percent disabling from November 2, 2006 to December 6, 2009 and 60 percent disabling since December 7, 2009. 4. Entitlement to an increased rating for hypertensive vascular disease (hypertension), currently rated as 10 percent disabling. 5. Entitlement to a total rating for compensation based on individual unemployability (TDIU). REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD K. Archer, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from May 1966 to August 1988. This case comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a November 2007 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Los Angeles, California, which granted service connection for hypertensive heart disease and assigned a 30 percent disability rating, effective November 2, 2006; continued a 10...
5. 0820952.txt - VA.gov
Hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol) is a laboratory finding and not a disability or disease; it has not been shown the veteran has any disability associated ...
Citation Nr: 0820952 Decision Date: 06/26/08 Archive Date: 06/30/08 DOCKET NO. 06-11 700 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Waco, Texas THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol). 2. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Texas Veterans Commission ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD April Maddox, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The veteran served on active duty from February 1978 to April 1990, with 14 years prior active service. This case comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) from a March 2005 rating decision of the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Waco, Texas. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol) is a laboratory finding and not a disability or disease; it has not been shown the veteran has any disability associated with elevated cholesterol of service origin. 2. There is competent evidence of hypertension within one year of the veteran's separation from service. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. A disability manifested by hyperlipidemia (elevated cholesterol) was not incurred in or aggravated by service. 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 1110, 1131 (West 2002); 38 C.F.R. § 3.303 (2007). 2. Service connection for hypertension is established. 38 U.S.C.A. §§ 1110, 1131, 5107 (West 2002); 38 C.F.R. §§ 3.303,...
6. 1044653.txt - Veterans Affairs
However, as hyperlipidemia is not a disability for VA purposes, the Veteran is not entitled a compensable rating at any time during the appeal period, to ...
Citation Nr: 1044653 Decision Date: 11/30/10 Archive Date: 12/03/10 DOCKET NO. 08-02 801 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Oakland, California THE ISSUE Entitlement to a compensable rating for type B hyperlipidemia. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD A. Jaeger, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from March 1988 to April 1995. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a February 2006 rating decision issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regional Office (RO), in Oakland, California. The Veteran provided testimony at a hearing before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge in October 2010. A transcript of this hearing has been associated with the Veteran's claims file. At the time of his Board hearing, the Veteran submitted additional evidence consisting of laboratory results. A waiver of agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) consideration accompanied the evidence. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1304 (2010). Therefore, the Board may properly consider the newly received evidence. At his October 2010 Board hearing, the Veteran raised the issues of entitlement to service connection for pancreas and liver disorders as secondary to service-connected type B hyperlipidemia. Such issues have not...
7. 1012230.txt - VA.gov
Rather, high cholesterol or hyperlipidemia is a laboratory finding and is not a disability in and of itself for which VA compensation benefits are payable. 38 ...
Citation Nr: 1012230 Decision Date: 04/01/10 Archive Date: 04/14/10 DOCKET NO. 08-19 866A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Nashville, Tennessee THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for ischemic heart disease, claimed as heart disease due to herbicide exposure. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, claimed as high blood pressure, due to herbicide exposure or as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 3. Entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia, claimed as high cholesterol, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. 4. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral knee disorder. 5. Entitlement to service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder. 6. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, claimed as wrist impairment. REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: Tennessee Department of Veterans' Affairs WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Veteran ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD A. M. Clark, Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from August 1966 to August 1970, including service in Vietnam; the Veteran has also asserted service in the Coast Guard and in the National Guard. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal. These matters come before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or...
8. 1537489.txt - VA.gov
To the extent that the Veteran's cardiologist has identified a current disability (i.e., coronary artery disease) manifested by hyperlipidemia, the Board notes ...
Citation Nr: 1537489 Decision Date: 09/02/15 Archive Date: 09/10/15 DOCKET NO. 11-24 305 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia THE ISSUES 1. Whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia, and/or a disability manifested by hyperlipidemia. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The Cross Veterans Services, L.L.C. ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD H. Hoeft INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from April 1968 to March 1970. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a May 2011 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Atlanta, Georgia. The Veteran previously requested the opportunity to testify at a video conference hearing before a Veterans Law Judge. However, although a hearing was scheduled for July 2015, the Veteran did not appear. As such, his request for a Board video conference hearing is withdrawn. See 38 C.F.R. §20.704(d) (2015). The Board notes that this appeal originally encompassed a claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease/coronary artery disease. That claim was granted in an April 2015 rating decision; this represents a full grant of the benefits sought on appeal as to this issue. Lastly, since the issuance...
9. 1531043.txt - VA.gov
Notably though, the Veteran is service-connected for hypertension. As high cholesterol of itself is not a "disability" for VA compensation benefits purposes ...
Citation Nr: 1531043 Decision Date: 07/21/15 Archive Date: 08/05/15 DOCKET NO. 13-21 844A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for high cholesterol. 2. Entitlement to a compensable rating for hypertension. 2. Entitlement to a compensable rating for seasonal rhinitis. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD J.C. Chapman INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from October 1978 to October 2000. These matters are before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a May 2011 rating decision by a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) that denied service connection for high cholesterol, continued a noncompensable (zero percent) rating for hypertension, and granted service connection for seasonal rhinitis and assigned a noncompensable rating. In his August 2013 substantive appeal, the Veteran requested a Board hearing. Such hearing was scheduled in March 2015; however, the Veteran failed to report. Accordingly, his hearing request is deemed withdrawn. See 38 C.F.R. § 20.702(d). The issues of increased ratings for hypertension and seasonal rhinitis are being REMANDED to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ). VA will notify the appellant if further action on his part is required. FIN...
10. 1014166.txt - VA.gov
Hypercholesterolemia (elevated cholesterol) is a laboratory finding and not a chronic disability for which VA compensation benefits may be awarded. 2. The ...
Citation Nr: 1014166 Decision Date: 04/14/10 Archive Date: 04/29/10 DOCKET NO. 08-09 203 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Lincoln, Nebraska THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hypercholesterolemia. 2. Entitlement to an initial compensable rating for erectile dysfunction. 3. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, including as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus. 4. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 60 percent for history of myocardial infarction with coronary artery disease status-post coronary artery bypass graft. 5. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity. 6. Entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: John S. Berry, Attorney at Law ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD L. Jeng, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty in the United States Army from November 1970 to May 1972. This case comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (the Board) on appeal from a January 2008 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Lincoln, Nebraska, which denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for hypercholesterolemia and hypertension, granted service connection for erec...
11. 1526355.txt - VA.gov
High cholesterol and elevated triglycerides are laboratory findings and not disabilities for which VA disability benefits may be awarded. CONCLUSION OF LAW High ...
Citation Nr: 1526355 Decision Date: 06/22/15 Archive Date: 06/30/15 DOCKET NO. 13-32 950 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Chicago, Illinois THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left upper and lower extremities. 2. Entitlement to service connection for high cholesterol and triglycerides. 3. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension, to include as due to herbicide exposure and/or as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus (DM). 4. Entitlement to an initial increased rating for DM. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Riley Michel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from December 1968 to December 1972. He was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon. These matters come before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a June 2012 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Chicago, Illinois. In a June 2012 rating decision, the RO granted service connection for DM, type II, with renal dysfunction (Agent Orange/Diabetes) at a 10 percent initial disability rating, effective from May 26, 2010. In July 2012 the Veteran filed a notice of disagreement contesting the initial disability rating assigned to his DM. In April 2013 the RO in St. Louis, Missouri, issued a rating d...
12. 0720958.txt - VA.gov
Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides are laboratory findings and not a disease or disability under VA ... rating and an effective date for the award of ...
Citation Nr: 0720958 Decision Date: 07/13/07 Archive Date: 07/25/07 DOCKET NO. 04-35 124 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in New Orleans, Louisiana THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension. 2. Entitlement to service connection for high cholesterol and high triglycerides. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: The American Legion WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The veteran ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Christopher Maynard, Counsel INTRODUCTION The veteran had active service from June 1978 to June 2000. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a January 2003 decision by the RO which, in part, denied service connection for hypertension and high cholesterol and high triglycerides. In August 2005, a hearing was held at the RO before the undersigned member of the Board. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. All evidence necessary for adjudication of this claim have been obtained by VA. 2. The veteran is not shown to have hypertension at present which is related to service. 3. Elevated cholesterol and triglycerides are laboratory findings and not a disease or disability under VA law and regulations, nor is there any evidence that the veteran has a current disability associated with high cholesterol or high triglycerides of service origin. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. The vete...
13. 1636836.txt - VA.gov
... rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) ... High cholesterol is not a chronic disability for which VA disability benefits may be awarded.
Citation Nr: 1636836 Decision Date: 09/21/16 Archive Date: 09/27/16 DOCKET NO. 10-31 659A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Roanoke, Virginia THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for high cholesterol. 2. Entitlement to service connection for pes planus. 3. Entitlement to service connection for incomplete bundle branch block. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL The Veteran ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD G. Slovick, Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran served on active duty from July 1973 to July 1976, and from December 1976 to December 2006. These matters come before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from a March 2007 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Veteran testified before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge at a June 2016 Central Office hearing. A copy of the transcript is associated with the file. During the hearing, the undersigned held the record open for 30 days to allow for the submission of additional evidence; however, no additional evidence was added to the record within that time period. The issues of entitlement to service connection for pes planus and entitlement to service connection for incomplete bundle branch block are addressed in the REMAND portion of the deci...
14. What Conditions Do Not Qualify for VA Benefits - Berry Law
Apr 9, 2021 · High cholesterol; Impaired fasting glucose ... Berry Law helps Veterans from all over the country appeal unfavorable VA disability ratings.
If you are having trouble getting the correct disability rating for a condition that arose while you were in the military, Berry Law can help!
15. New program for veterans with high cholesterol, associated ...
Mar 21, 2023 · It will be implemented in 50 selected VA medical center sites and reach up to 30,000 veterans over three years, specifically focusing on ...
DALLAS, March 21, 2023 — More than 2 million veterans are living with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and require management of their high cholesterol, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Left unaddressed, high ...
16. 1806066.txt - VA.gov
These matters come before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from October 2011 and June 2012 rating ... Hyperlipidemia is not a disability for VA ...
Citation Nr: 1806066 Decision Date: 01/31/18 Archive Date: 02/07/18 DOCKET NO. 13-28 439A ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to service connection for hyperlipidemia. 2. Entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension. 3. Entitlement to service connection diabetes mellitus (DM). REPRESENTATION Veteran represented by: North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs WITNESS AT HEARING ON APPEAL Veteran ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD N.K., Associate Counsel INTRODUCTION The Veteran had active service from June 1979 to July 1994, with 3 years prior unverified service. These matters come before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal from October 2011 and June 2012 rating decisions of the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Regional Office (RO). This appeal was processed using the Veterans Benefits Management System (VBMS) and the Legacy Content Manager (LCM) claims file. Other than the September 2013 VA opinion for sleep apnea, LCM contains documents that are either duplicative of the evidence in VBMS or not relevant to the issue on appeal. A Travel Board hearing was held in November 2016; a transcript of this hearing is contained in VBMS. The issues of service connection for sleep apnea and diabetes are addressed in the REMAND portion of the deci...
17. 9315294.txt - VA.gov
The veteran's initial claim for VA disability compensation benefits ... veteran's left knee disorder caused difficulty in controlling his cholesterol. He ...
93 Decision Citation: BVA 93-15294 Y93 BOARD OF VETERANS' APPEALS WASHINGTON, D.C. 20420 DOCKET NO. 92-06 799 ) DATE ) ) ) THE ISSUES 1. Entitlement to direct or secondary service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease. 2. Entitlement to service connection for hypercholesterolemia and hyperlipoproteinemia. 3. Entitlement to an increased (compensable) rating for bilateral defective hearing. REPRESENTATION Appellant represented by: Disabled American Veterans WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL The appellant and his spouse ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD Frank L. Christian, Counsel INTRODUCTION This matter came before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (hereinafter the Board) on appeal from rating decisions of February 1991 and March 1991 from the Denver, Colorado, Regional Office (hereinafter RO). The veteran served on active duty from June 1948 until service retirement in June 1983. The notice of disagreement was received in May 1991. The statement of the case was issued in June 1991. A July 1991 letter from the veteran was accepted as his substantive appeal. A personal hearing on appeal was held at the RO in September 1991. A supplemental statement of the case was issued in December 19...
18. Obtaining VA Benefits for Ischemic Heart Disease - Cuddigan Law
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If you returned home from military service with ischemic heart disease, you may be eligible for VA disability benefits. Learn about the requirements here.
19. 19122301.txt - VA.gov
Hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) is not a disability within the meaning of the applicable legislation. ... rating may accurately reflect the elements of ...
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20. 38 CFR § 4.119 - Schedule of ratings—endocrine system.
Six months after discontinuance of such treatment, the appropriate disability rating shall be determined by mandatory VA examination. Any change in ...
§ 4.119 Schedule of ratings—endocrine system.
21. Getting Veterans (VA) Disability for Heart Conditions - CCK Law
If a veteran continuously takes medication for their coronary artery disease, they should receive a 10 percent rating at minimum. Other symptoms VA looks at ...
You might be entitled to VA disability benefits if you can establish a link between heart conditions and your service. Learn more here.
