The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right ingrown toenails due to a lack of current disability during the period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current bilateral ingrown toenail disability, with no complaints or treatment records indicating ongoing symptoms since the in-service surgery in 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- left ingrown toenail, right ingrown toenail
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24013918
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