The Veteran's service-connected onychotomy of the great toenails with bilateral healed scars and onychomycosis of the bilateral toenails has been rated as noncompensable due to lack of involvement of exposed areas, less than 5% total body surface area affected, and no systemic therapy.
The deciding factor: The disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7813 (dermatophytosis) or any other applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- onychomycosis of bilateral toenails, bunion on left fifth toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- September 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1739277
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