The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinea corpora and for higher initial ratings for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and left leg radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find a link between the Veteran's current skin condition and his military service, nor could they establish that it was caused or aggravated by any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea corpora
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1713032
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