The Veteran's eczema is granted as service-connected, and the claim for asthma is denied. The claims of hammertoes, circulatory disorder of the left lower extremity, and circulatory disorder of the right lower extremity are remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection for eczema was granted based on a presumption due to aggravation during service. Service connection for asthma was denied as there is no current diagnosis. The claims for hammertoes, circulatory disorders of the left and right lower extremities were remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, circulatory disorder of the left lower extremity, circulatory disorder of the right lower extremity, eczema, hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19154383
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