The Board has granted service connection for the residuals of ingrown toenails and the residuals of a laceration of the fourth finger, left hand. The claim for chronic epididymitis is denied as there is no current evidence of this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence of chronic epididymitis in service or post-service to support its connection to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- ingrown toenails, laceration of the fourth finger, left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0016744
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for ingrown toenails, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to an in-service injury.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for timely filing of their requests to appeal various rating decisions, including those related to service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions.
- Partly granted
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