The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis is dismissed. The Board grants the Veteran's claim for service connection for left hamstring tendinopathy, but denies his claims for higher ratings for gastritis with GERD and a colon polyp, as well as an initial rating of 10 percent or higher for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis. The Board found that the left hamstring tendinopathy was incurred during service and is not aggravated by any other conditions. However, the Veteran's gastritis with GERD does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it has not caused severe impairment of health.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral tinea pedis with onychomycosis, Left hamstring tendinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24051584
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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