The Board has granted service connection for onychomycosis of the left great toe as secondary to residuals of a fracture to the left great toe, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on secondary service connection due to the Veteran's reported history and findings from the August 2013 VA examiner who concluded it is at least as likely as not the claimed condition is due to the in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- onychomycosis of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18118661
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's onychomycosis of the left great toe was rated as noncompensable due to its mild nature and resolution with oral therapy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left foot fungus and onychomycosis of the left great toe are related to his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected onychomycosis of the left great toe does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for hypertension, hepatitis, hiatal hernia, and onychomycosis of the left great toe. The claim for service connection for lumbosacral spine strain was reopened based on new evidence showing current disability.
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