The Veteran's athlete's foot was not incurred in service and the Board denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there is no compelling evidence of a relationship between service and current athlete’s foot, which is due to a fungal infection.
- Claimed conditions
- athlete's foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20001835
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for athlete's foot to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for athlete's foot due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the lack of a current disability for athlete's foot, left foot pain, right ankle pain, and vision disorder. The claims for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction were also dismissed as they were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision.
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