The Veteran's right foot fissure between 4th and 5th toes and tinea pedis are currently rated as noncompensable.,The Veteran's Barret's esophagus and hiatal hernia with GERD are currently rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher rating for the right foot condition or GERD, and further examination is needed to address service connection for kidney disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot fissure between 4th and 5th toes, Tinea pedis (athlete's foot), Barret's esophagus and hiatal hernia with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2024
- Citation
- A24024139
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of GERD, an immunosuppression disability, seborrheic dermatitis (also claimed as acne/scars), cervical strain (neck pain), and tinea pedis (athlete's foot).
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including major depressive disorder, is granted. The Board finds that the current diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder is related to his active military service and grants this claim.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for tinea pedis of the right foot, finding that it had its onset in service and is related to his period of service.
- Granted
The Veteran's dermatitis was rated as noncompensable prior to April 3, 2014. Since then, the condition has been manifested by intermittent systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs required for a total duration of less than six weeks during any 12-month period.
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