The Board denied service connection for a skin disability of the bilateral feet, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between the current condition and active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral onychomycosis was not related to his in-service puncture wound injury due to diabetes mellitus type II.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24047691
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The petition to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability of the bilateral feet is granted. Entitlement to service connection for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is granted. The claims for service connection for a skin disability of the bilateral feet, an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and TDIU are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right shoulder disability, respiratory disability, and skin disability of the bilateral feet as there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and active service.
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