The Veteran was granted an initial disability rating of 60 percent for tinea pedis and onychomycosis, but a separately compensable rating for the left hand was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the skin conditions required constant or near-constant systemic therapy during the relevant period, warranting a higher rating under diagnostic code 7806.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis of the bilateral feet and left hand, onychomycosis of the bilateral toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24032514
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to active military service and his onychomycosis of the bilateral toes does not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating. The appeal is granted in part.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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