The Board found that the veteran does not have a current ingrown toenail disability and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of recurrent ingrown toenail problems since treatment in March 1994, and recent VA medical findings do not show present ingrown toenail disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2002
- Citation
- 0217068
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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).
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