The Board found that the veteran's skin rash, diagnosed as a skin rash and tinea pedis and/or tinea versicolor, was incurred during military service. The left knee disorder is currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: VA examiners linked the veteran's current skin rash to his military service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Rash, Tinea Pedis (Athlete's Foot), Tinea Versicolor
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2003
- Citation
- 0305012
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