The Board granted service connection for bilateral tinea pedis and assigned a 10 percent rating. The veteran's claims for increased ratings for patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee and right knee are pending.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings supported the grant of a 10 percent rating for bilateral tinea pedis, but did not provide sufficient information to determine if the veteran's knees met the criteria for higher ratings due to functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinea pedis, patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee, patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0017347
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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