The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of chronic athlete's foot, and there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for this condition. The right wrist condition with pain was found to be related to military service, but the sinusitis claim was denied as there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease. Headaches were also found not to be secondary to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis does not include chronic athlete's foot, and the STRs do not indicate any treatment for this condition during service. The right wrist condition with pain was linked to military service based on continuity of symptomatology since service discharge. However, there is no evidence of a sinusitis injury or disease in service, nor any post-service medical records indicating an in-service onset.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Athlete's Foot (Tinea Pedis), Right Wrist Condition with Pain, Sinusitis, Headaches, secondary to service-connected degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1043530
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