The Board denied service connection for jungle rot, ringworm, athlete's foot, an ear fungus, and an eye disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting these conditions during the veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection as all available facts were considered at the time of the decision.
- Claimed conditions
- jungle rot, ringworm, athlete's foot, an ear fungus, an eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0102629
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for athlete's foot and denied it for chronic migraine headache.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a disability claimed as depleted uranium and remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus, an eye disorder, a prostate disorder, and a gastrointestinal disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for athlete's foot to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.
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