The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic foot fungus (tinea pedis) is granted. The claim for service connection for anxiety disorder is denied. The issue of increased ratings for PTSD with mood disorder due to medical condition, as well as the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic foot fungus (tinea pedis) was found to have begun during his active service. The claim for anxiety disorder is denied due to lack of a current diagnosis separate from the already service-connected PTSD and mood disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic foot fungus (tinea pedis), anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148810
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
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