The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a skin disability (claimed as jungle rot) and granted it, finding that new evidence submitted since the last final denial supports the claim.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted showing onychomycosis and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation consistent with tinea cruris of the feet and groin, which are related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Onychomycosis, Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation consistent with a history of tinea cruris of the feet and groin
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1009728
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of the bilateral factor in rating the Veteran's service-connected onychomycosis, effective February 26, 2013.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for onychomycosis and remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and left thigh muscle strain.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including IBS, gingivitis, myocarditis, abnormal heart (irregular heartbeat), muscle pain right hip flexors, muscle pain back, right knee disability, and exposure to hantavirus. The evidence did not show a current diagnosis of any of the claimed disabilities during the course of this appeal.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence supporting a compensable rating or service connection for any of the claimed conditions.
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