The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for hyperkeratotic callus, both feet with bilateral onychomycosis was granted. Service connection is also granted for recurrent skin lesions, to include hyperkeratotic callus, both feet.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the July 2009 rating decision raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claim of service connection for hyperkeratotic callus, both feet with bilateral onychomycosis and recurrent skin lesions, to include hyperkeratotic callus, both feet.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperkeratotic callus, bilateral onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20001548
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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