The Board denied service connection for impetigo in the October 1995 rating decision, finding no evidence of a permanent residual or chronic disability. The Veteran did not appeal this decision and new and material evidence was not received within one year.
The deciding factor: There was no showing of a permanent residual or chronic disability subject to service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- impetigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1338224
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability other than tinea pedis, finding that there was no persuasive evidence of such a condition during or proximate to his military service. The appeal is dismissed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for impetigo and denied all other claims for increased ratings.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of impetigo and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim. The Veteran's left knee disorder is remanded for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician regarding whether the Veteran's left knee chondromalacia existed prior to his entry into active service in July 1986.
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