The Board has granted service connection for right foot onychomycosis and left foot onychomycosis, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's onychomycosis of the toenails had its onset during service and is related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot onychomycosis, left foot onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2022
- Citation
- A22021100
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including left wrist, lumbar spine, right hip, right leg, left leg, bilateral foot, and onychomycosis of the right foot.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for contact dermatitis, left foot onychomycosis, and bilateral hearing loss are all granted. The claim for bilateral hearing loss is remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral onychomycosis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and have persisted since then.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right foot and left foot disabilities, including hammer toes, hallux valgus, onychomycosis, peripheral neuropathy, and arthritis. The Veteran's bilateral feet conditions are being reviewed to determine if they are related to his active service.
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