The Veteran's calcaneal bone spurs are granted a rating of 10 percent prior to June 24, 2009 and in excess of 30 percent thereafter. Service connection is granted for sleep apnea but denied for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and tinea cruris.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's calcaneal bone spurs are rated based on their severity, which was found to warrant a rating in excess of the current non-compensable rating. Service connection is granted for sleep apnea as it is attributable to service, but denied for tinea pedis with onychomycosis and tinea cruris due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Calcaneal Bone Spurs, Atopic Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1017006
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