The Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for tinea manus, skin lesions of the hands and arms, neoplasms of the skin, and other chronic skin condition was granted. The petitions for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD were remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for tinea manus but did not do so for the other conditions or diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea manus, skin lesions of the hands and arms, neoplasms of the skin, other chronic skin condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19122476
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Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for allergic rhinitis, tinea manus, headaches, vertigo, and conjunctival pigment bilateral associated with TERA participation prior to July 10, 2025, as additional development is required.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need for additional development, including verification of toxic exposure risk activities and obtaining medical opinions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinea pedis and tinea manus, finding that the Veteran's skin conditions are related to his active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's skin conditions, including tinea pedis, tinea manus, and tinea cruris, are rated at a 10 percent disability level since October 23, 2020. The conditions affect between 5 and 20 percent of the Veteran's total body area.
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