The Veteran's hypertension was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service. The disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's eczema, tinea versicolor and tinea pedis does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent under either the pre-2018 or post-2018 rating criteria. The appeal is remanded to determine if there are any additional factors that may warrant an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's hypertension was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service, nor is it otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's eczema, tinea versicolor and tinea pedis does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent under either the pre-2018 or post-2018 rating criteria. The appeal is remanded to determine if there are any additional factors that may warrant an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Eczema, tinea versicolor and tinea pedis, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23026472
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