The Board denied service connection for eczema of the right hand and granted a noncompensable rating for fungal infection of the toenails, including removal of multiple toenails. The veteran's current condition does not meet criteria for a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's current eczema of the right hand began years after service and was not caused by any incident of service. The veteran's service-connected fungal infection of the toenails is manifested by removal of multiple toenails, producing impairment equivalent to a skin condition with extensive signs and symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- eczema of the right hand, fungal infection of the toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2004
- Citation
- 0405778
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