The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to lack of in-service exposure and the denial of a compensable rating for tinea pedis.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have military service in Vietnam or any other location where herbicides were used. Diabetes mellitus was not incurred during active duty. The veteran's tinea pedis has been rated as noncompensable since August 1973, and the Board found no basis to increase this rating.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0620064
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