The Veteran's asthma and onychomycosis of all toes with bilateral tinea pedis were not service-connected, as the evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service. The Veteran's asthma was found to have existed prior to his entry into service and was not aggravated during service. For his onychomycosis, the VA examiner determined it did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable DCs.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's asthma preexisted service and was not aggravated by military service, thus failing the presumption of soundness at entry into service. The Veteran's onychomycosis was found to be less than 5% in extent and did not require systemic or topical corticosteroid treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, onychomycosis of all toes with bilateral tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802556
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