The VA determined that the veteran's claim for service connection of a fungal infection was not well-grounded and thus denied it.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not link any current dermatological symptoms to service, and there is no medical opinion linking the current fungal infection to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0012528
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and a skin disorder (claimed as a fungal infection) due to potential service connection issues, including exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
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