The veteran's service connection claim for bilateral toenail onychomycosis, claimed as thickening of the toenails due to fungal infection is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner supported the claim by opining that the current condition is at least as likely as not caused by or a result of military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral toenail onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0703840
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