The Board has granted service connection for a fungal disorder, but denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent. The effective date remains February 10, 1986.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the February 1971 rating decision is new and material, allowing the reopening of the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of lymphadenitis of the right leg. However, there is no causal relationship found between any current right leg disorder and reported lymphadenitis during service.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal disorder, psoriasis, onychomycosis, tinea pedis, stasis dermatitis, vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0013534
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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