The Board has determined that the veteran's fungal rash was incurred in service and grants his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there is no clear documentation of a chronic skin disorder at separation, the evidence supports the recurrence and continuing nature of the fungal rash from service to the present. The reasonable doubt has been resolved in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- fungal rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0302104
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,467 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability, diagnosed as tinea ungium (fungal rash), fissures, xerosis, cellulitis, and onychocryptosis. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service exposure to moisture during his Vietnam service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's fungal rash has worsened, and the Board is remanding the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for skin cancer and a skin condition are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and treatment records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an initial rating for chronic skin disorders, including psoriasis, fungal rash and chloracne evaluated as 30 percent disabling. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for each of two acne lesions on the veteran's neck and waist.
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