The Board granted restoration of a 30 percent disability rating for onychomycosis of the toenails, but no higher.
The deciding factor: There is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected onychomycosis required systemic therapy for a total duration of 6 weeks or more over the 12-month period prior to his June 2021 VA examination, corresponding to the 30 percent rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- onychomycosis of the toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069816
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for onychomycosis of the bilateral toes, as the condition results in painful discolored and thickened toenails affecting five or more toes.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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