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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0914572
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for a bilateral foot fungal condition, right ear hearing loss, and an initial disability rating for left ear hearing loss due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic kidney disease, as well as several other accrued benefits claims. The cause of death issue is also inextricably intertwined with these claims.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions have been granted, with the exception of bilateral hip condition which was denied due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between current disability and active service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a bilateral foot fungal condition has been withdrawn.
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