The VA has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin rash, to include as secondary to exposure to herbicide agents. The evidence does not support a finding of a current skin rash or tinea pedis and toenails fungus.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence showing a current skin rash or tinea pedis and toenails fungus in service or at any time since service, and the veteran's reported symptoms are not supported by examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash, tinea pedis, toenails fungus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0402196
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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