The Veteran's service-connected bilateral tinea unguium has not met the criteria for a compensable rating under VA regulations, and therefore his claim is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran’s bilateral tinea unguium meets or approximates the criteria for a compensable rating under either the pre-August 2018 or post-August 2018 rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral tinea unguium
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19112486
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Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral tinea unguium and remanded the claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and bilateral flatfoot.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral tinea unguium, onychomycosis, and tinea pedis have been rated as two painful and unstable scars, resulting in a 20 percent initial rating.
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