The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fungal infection of the hands and feet, chronic night pain, residuals of cold injury with frostbite, arthritis of the hands and feet, and Raynaud's phenomenon. The claim for clubbing of the hands was previously denied as not well grounded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a current disability or link to service for any of the conditions claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- Fungal infection of the hands and feet, Chronic night pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101175
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his fungal infection of the hands and feet was granted, with a 10 percent rating effective December 7, 2004.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for acute septic arthritis of the right elbow, hypertension, and a skin disorder. The examiner found no current disability involving septic arthritis of the right elbow. For hypertension, the Board noted that VA has not considered whether it may be related to diabetes mellitus. For the skin condition, the Board did not consider DC 7800 or DC 7806.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's service-connected fungal infection of the hands and feet is asymptomatic, and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either the old or new VA Rating Schedule.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's fungal infection of the hands and feet is currently rated at 10 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it does not involve extensive lesions or marked disfigurement.
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