The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for yeast infection and constant itching secondary to medication used to treat his service-connected acne, folliculitis. The issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for mechanical low back pain and service connection for L4-5 herniated disk with nerve compression are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a relationship between the veteran's yeast infection and constant itching and his service-connected acne, folliculitis.
- Claimed conditions
- yeast infection, constant itching
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0730412
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- Remanded (sent back)
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