The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's toenail fungus, including a diagnosis of onychomycosis, is related to service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided credible and probative opinions supporting the Veteran's claim based on his history and examination findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Toenail fungus, Onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142940
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 317 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD, onychomycosis, and mid-back and low back pain have been granted. The chest condition issue has been remanded for further review.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for hypertension was granted at a 10 percent level, effective April 14, 2020. The Veteran's onychomycosis of the bilateral feet and toenails remains rated as noncompensable (0 percent).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disorder, finding no current diagnosis and insufficient evidence linking the condition to service.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for onychomycosis is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination report.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted the restoration of the bilateral factor in rating the Veteran's service-connected onychomycosis, effective February 26, 2013.
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