The Veteran's bilateral foot fungal condition is rated at 10 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not indicate that the fungal condition has resulted in the use of systemic therapy or affected more than five percent of the total body area, which are requirements for higher ratings under relevant diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot fungal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0914572
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a bilateral foot fungal condition has been withdrawn.
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