The Veteran's skin rashes and neurodermatitis are not service-connected.,The Veteran's tinea pedis of the feet is rated as noncompensable under the General Rating Formula for the Skin.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any of the conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service, and the skin condition was solely due to topical therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rashes, neurodermatitis, tinea pedis of the feet (claimed as feet dermatitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2021
- Citation
- A21018903
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