The Veteran's bilateral foot conditions and fungal infection are related to his military service.,The Veteran's skin condition, claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure, is not established by the evidence.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for bilateral foot conditions and fungal infections based on continuity of symptomatology since service. The skin condition claim lacks sufficient evidence to establish a link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot conditions, bilateral foot fungus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801007
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