The Veteran's tinea corporis was found to not cover 20 to 40 percent of his entire body or exposed areas, and topical steroid creams were not considered systemic therapy. Therefore, the claim for a higher rating was denied.
The deciding factor: The skin disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it did not cover at least 20% of the entire body or 20% of exposed areas, and topical treatments were not deemed sufficient to warrant systemic therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea corporis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1302480
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals of the June 2025 and July 2024 rating decisions regarding entitlement to a compensable disability rating for tinea corporis / tinea versicolor with left great toe onychomycosis, as well as the proposal to decrease the Veteran's disability rating. The reduction from 30% to noncompensable was found proper based on improvement in the condition.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal before a decision was made.
- Denied
The Veteran's tinea corporis is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the pre-amendment version of Diagnostic Code 7813.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinion and failure to consider the Veteran's in-service chemical exposure. The Veteran's skin conditions are related to service, but a TERA opinion is needed.
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