The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for athlete's foot of the right foot, allowing the Veteran to proceed with this part of his appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the last denial shows a current diagnosis of fungal infection in the same anatomical location as the one found during service, raising a reasonable possibility of a nexus between the two.
- Claimed conditions
- athlete's foot
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1027891
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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.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for athlete's foot due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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