The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability of the feet and an increased evaluation for varicose veins of the left leg with phlebitis, finding no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show any in-service occurrence or chronicity of a foot fungus or other skin disorder. The veteran's claim was denied as there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin disability of the feet, Varicose veins of the left leg with phlebitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0000617
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