The veteran's tinea unguium pedis was not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor is it secondary to a service-connected condition.,The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right leg and foot, left leg and foot does not warrant an initial rating in excess of 20 percent.,The veteran's alopecia does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating.
The deciding factor: Tinea unguium pedis was diagnosed many years after service and is not shown to be related to service or a service-connected condition. The veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish that his tinea unguium pedis is due to, the result of, or aggravated by a service-connected disability.,The veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right leg and foot, left leg and foot does not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent. The evidence shows no more than incomplete severe paralysis, which corresponds to a 20 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8522.,The veteran's alopecia is productive of no scarring and hair loss limited only to the scalp. This does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Tinea unguium pedis, Peripheral neuropathy of the right leg and foot, left leg and foot, Alopecia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2007
- Citation
- 0711050
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