The Board has determined that the Veteran's fungal infection, diagnosed as a skin disorder, began during service and is therefore granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no diagnosis of a fungal infection in service records but accepted the Veteran's consistent statements about his symptoms from service onwards, finding them credible and supported by medical treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Fungal infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21006447
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- Remanded (sent back)
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