The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the appellant's tinea pedis disability, effective from January 1999. The right ear dermatitis and eczematoid condition is rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA skin examination conducted in January 1999 noted symptoms of pruritus (itching), burning, and soreness nearly all the time, which more closely approximated a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7806 for tinea pedis with extensive lesions or marked disfigurement.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis, eczematoid, tinea pedis, onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0031759
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