The Veteran's appeals for service connection for residuals of corneal abrasions, pterygium, a bilateral hand rash, and left wrist infection have been dismissed. The claim for tinea pedis of the right foot was also dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to support his claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand rash, residuals of corneal abrasions, residuals of left wrist infection, residuals of pterygium, tinea pedis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19160469
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinea pedis of the left and right feet had its onset in active service, and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for these conditions. The claim for a left ankle condition is remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinea pedis of the right foot, finding that his symptoms began during active duty and have continued since.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is service-connected, but has remanded for further examination regarding his bilateral hand rash.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all remaining claims that were not granted following a remand, including service connection for hypertension and various knee conditions, as well as ratings for GERD/gastritis.
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