The Veteran's tinea versicolor is currently rated at 10 percent disabling, effective March 28, 2007. The Board found that the disability does not warrant a higher rating as it did not meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7806.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinea versicolor is currently rated at 10 percent disabling based on the percentage of body surface area affected, which meets the criteria for this rating. The disability does not warrant a higher rating as it did not meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7806.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea versicolor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1010425
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- Partly granted
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