The Board found that the appellant's fungal infection of the toes is not related to his period of active service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the appellant's current onychomycosis (fungal infection of the toenails) was not likely related to his military service due to lack of treatment during service and absence of evidence of a fungal infection at separation examination.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal infection of the toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0215053
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