The Board denied service connection for bilateral onychomycosis and peripheral vascular disease or venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities, finding no evidence linking these conditions to active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's current conditions were most likely due to diabetes, not a cold weather injury sustained in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral onychomycosis, Peripheral vascular disease or venous insufficiency of bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0900287
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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