The Board granted service connection for right foot dermatophytosis but denied service connection for left foot fungus.
The deciding factor: The evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current right foot dermatophytosis arose in service, and after resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran, the Board found that service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot dermatophytosis, left foot fungus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19178147
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left knee, low back, right and left hearing loss, right and left foot dermatophytosis, and right knee strain, as the evidence did not show current disabilities or a relationship to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted service connection for pancreatic cancer due to the PACT Act, but remanded the issues of service connection for pancreatitis (secondary to GERD), left foot fungus (due to Gulf War environmental hazards), and diabetes mellitus type II (secondary to GERD).
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's legacy appeals for service connection for left foot fungus, left foot hammertoe, and TDIU as they were inadvertently re-docketed under the legacy system. The Veteran withdrew his appeal by opting into the modernized appeals process (AMA).
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