The Board has restored service connection for a fungal infection of the feet as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities is rated as noncompensable.
The deciding factor: VA examiners disagreed on whether the veteran's DM caused or aggravated his fungal infection, but the October 2002 decision granting service connection was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- Claimed conditions
- fungus infection of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0629332
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