The Board denied service connection for a compensable disability rating for tinea pedis and various other conditions, including skin rashes, stomach disability, and psychiatric disorders, finding that the evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The use of Lamisil tablets was deemed insufficient to constitute systemic therapy under 38 C.F.R. § 4.118, and there was no persuasive evidence supporting service connection for the other conditions claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis, skin rashes, stomach disability, epididymitis or residuals of epididymitis, erectile dysfunction (secondary to epididymitis), sterility (secondary to epididymitis), psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder with depressed mood, mild neurocognitive disorder, nicotine dependence) (secondary to epididymitis), hypertension (secondary to epididymitis), heart disability (coronary artery disease, secondary to epididymitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- 24032017
What this means for you
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