The Board denied service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury, skin rash, removal of the left great toenail, and fungus of the left great toenail. Service connection was granted for a scar on the right eyebrow with a rating of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were not well grounded as there is no competent evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right shoulder injury, skin rash, removal of the left great toenail, fungus of the left great toenail, scar on the right eyebrow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0013514
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What this means for you
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