The Veteran's ingrown toenail disability is manifested by no more than mild symptoms, and the Board has denied his claim for an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experiences only mild symptoms due to his ingrown toenails, which do not impact his ability to work or interfere with his activities of daily living.
- Claimed conditions
- Ingrown toenail
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22070286
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