The Veteran's residuals of fibroids, status post myomectomy are granted a 30 percent evaluation. The Veteran's bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis is denied a compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows the Veteran has anemia associated with her fibroid residuals and requires continuous treatment with iron supplementation, which meets the criteria for a higher 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7613.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of fibroids, status post myomectomy, bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23001913
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Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending appeals on April 28, 2025.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis was granted a 60 percent rating beginning August 1, 2007.,A rating in excess of 10 percent for the condition prior to August 1, 2007, is denied.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis was denied. The VA determined that the condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation based on the severity of his symptoms, which were evaluated under Diagnostic Code 7806.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for any higher rating under either the old or new VA rating criteria.
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