The Veteran's claim for service connection for jungle rot of the feet has been denied as there is no current diagnosis and no evidence linking this condition to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of 'jungle rot' and that any stasis dermatitis he currently has is unrelated to his in-service 'jungle rot'.
- Claimed conditions
- jungle rot, stasis dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1719170
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- Dismissed
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