The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings, hearing loss, and service connection for various conditions. The appeals were not successful.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of service connection or an increase in disability rating for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea manum (left hand), tinea pedis, tinea unguium, tinea cruris, back condition, bronchial asthma, maxillary sinusitis, hemorrhoids, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0608732
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low back condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for hemorrhoids due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring an additional direct medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for bronchial asthma, bilateral knee strain, and lumbosacral strain due to a procedural defect in docketing.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a back condition, finding no evidence of a nexus between the in-service incident and the current disability.
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