The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for athlete's foot and a respiratory condition, including COPD and emphysema, due to service-connected sinusitis. The Veteran's eye disorder is not related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's cataracts were caused by or resulted from diagnosed cataracts and did not link them to his service without resorting to mere speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- athlete's foot, bilateral eye condition, respiratory condition (COPD and emphysema)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1134643
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- Granted
The Veteran has a current diagnosis of athlete's foot that was incurred during active service. The Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met and grants the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition should be remanded due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and the need for an updated TERA Memorandum. The Veteran was not provided with a VA examination, and her allegations of exposure during basic training were not addressed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Dismissed
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