The Veteran's skin disability, characterized by tinea manum (left hand), tinea pedis, tinea unguium and tinea cruris, is not productive of ulceration, extensive exfoliation, systemic or nervous manifestations, exceptional repugnancy, coverage of more than 40 percent of the entire body or more than 40 percent of the exposed area affected, or constant or near-constant use of systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs during the past 12-month period. Therefore, a disability rating in excess of 30 percent is not warranted. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is productive of puretone threshold averages no higher than 45 with speech recognition ability of 88 percent bilaterally and does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The skin disability, characterized by tinea manum (left hand), tinea pedis, tinea unguium and tinea cruris, did not meet the criteria for a higher than 30 percent rating under the old or new VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities as it was not productive of ulceration, extensive exfoliation, systemic or nervous manifestations, exceptional repugnancy, coverage of more than 40 percent of the entire body or more than 40 percent of the exposed area affected, or constant or near-constant use of systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs during the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea manum (left hand), tinea pedis, tinea unguium, tinea cruris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0930916
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- Remanded (sent back)
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The Board denied service connection for hearing loss disability, neck strain, and tinea pedis. The Veteran's claim for an increased initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was also denied. The claims for service connection for right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome were remanded.
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