The VA determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of bilateral foot fungus and therefore denied service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the presence of bilateral foot fungus or any chronic disability related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Fungus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0805383
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral foot fungus, and neck disability. It granted service connection for hiatal hernia as secondary to GERD and denied a higher rating for GERD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral foot fungus disability is remanded due to the inadequacy of the January 2020 VA examination. The Board finds that additional development, including a retrospective opinion on the severity and treatment of the condition during the appeal period, is needed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral foot fungus is currently rated at 10 percent effective February 18, 2009. The Board has found that the condition covers at least 5% of his total body area and grants a 10 percent evaluation for this period. However, the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent is remanded due to incomplete records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss warrants a noncompensable evaluation, and has remanded for further action on his foot fungus claim.
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