The Board has found new and material evidence to reopen the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for fungal disease of the feet. The issue is now whether this condition is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that it is as likely as not that the veteran's foot fungus is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal disease of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0109039
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