The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder (tinea versicolor) and found that the Veteran's current skin condition is related to his in-service fungal infection. The Board also found that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities, right hip degenerative joint disease and left hip degenerative joint disease, are not connected to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current skin disorder (tinea versicolor) was incurred in service due to a fungal infection he had during his active duty. The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities do not have a direct connection to service, but are related to his service-connected lumbar spine spondylolisthesis.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder (Tinea Versicolor), Right Hip Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Hip Degenerative Joint Disease, Lumbar Spine Spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2016
- Citation
- 1618931
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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