The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral tinea pedis is well-grounded and has assigned a 30 percent rating, which is the highest available under the applicable criteria. The claim of service connection for skin disorder of hands as secondary to service connected bilateral tinea pedis is not well grounded.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for an exceptional or unusual disability picture and there are no systemic manifestations or nervous symptoms associated with his service-connected tinea pedis. The highest available rating under the applicable criteria is a 30 percent rating, which was granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Tinea Pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0022155
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What this means for you
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The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, bilateral tinea pedis, bilateral lung condition, sleep apnea, and low back disorder are all granted as service-connected.
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