The Board has granted service connection for ingrown toenails and tinea pedis (athlete's foot) and onychomycosis or tinea unguium (fungus of the toenails). The Veteran does not have a current disability of either knee, nor is there evidence to support a finding that any current knee disability resulted from disease or injury incurred in or aggravated by active service. Service connection for PTSD has been denied due to lack of credible supporting evidence. The sebaceous cyst on the forehead was found not to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reported stressors are implausible and not supported by credible evidence, thus his claim for PTSD is denied.
- Claimed conditions
- ingrown toenails, tinea pedis (athlete's foot), onychomycosis or tinea unguium (fungus of the toenails)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2016
- Citation
- 1616204
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's tinnitus had onset during active duty service and is granted. The claims for TBI, migraines as secondary to TBI, an eye disability as secondary to TBI, anosmia as secondary to TBI, loss of sense of taste as secondary to TBI, athlete's foot, ingrown toenails, foot pain, joint pain, low back disability, and acne are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the disability evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected residuals of a neck strain is dismissed. The Veteran's claim for TDIU was denied as he does not meet the criteria under either the schedular or extraschedular standards.
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