The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected fungal infection of the hands, groin, foot, and nails, finding that a 10 percent evaluation accurately reflected the severity of his condition. The Board also denied the claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected fungal infection did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (Schedule).
- Claimed conditions
- fungal infection of the hands, fungal infection of the groin, fungal infection of the foot, fungal infection of the nails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0731567
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