The VA determined that the veteran's skin condition, tinea corporis, does not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's skin disability affects less than 20% of his entire body or exposed areas and has not required systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or immunosuppressive drugs in the past year.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea corporis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0613471
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and remanded several other issues, including chronic kidney disease, headaches, TDIU, and DEA eligibility.
- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication for the claims of service connection for left foot hallux valgus and tinea versicolor, but denied the claims for tinea corporis, tinea cruris, carbuncle, cyst, and scarring secondary to tinea versicolor.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection claims related to several skin conditions and foot condition.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of December 9, 1996, for the grant of service connection for tinea corporis based on new and material evidence received after the initial denial in April 1997.
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