The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for a skin disorder of the feet, finding that the current 10 percent rating adequately reflects his symptoms.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate any exudation or constant itching, which are required for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7806.
- Claimed conditions
- Tinea pedis, Onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2000
- Citation
- 0012028
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been granted, including back disability, tinea pedis and tinea unguium, right foot degenerative changes, left hip disability, left knee arthritis, and psychiatric disabilities. The Board also found that the bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy is secondary to his back disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for hypertension was granted at a 10 percent level, effective April 14, 2020. The Veteran's onychomycosis of the bilateral feet and toenails remains rated as noncompensable (0 percent).
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran is granted a TDIU for the period from April 2, 2016, to November 1, 2022, due to his service-connected back disability.
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