The Veteran's athlete's foot is granted an initial rating of 60 percent, and a TDIU is granted from May 5, 2010.
The deciding factor: The Veteran required constant use of systemic medication for his athlete's foot, which impacted his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Athlete's foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25004080
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 845 · Granted: 39% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for higher initial ratings and service connection, as the Veteran requested a higher-level review of these issues in May 2024 but then appealed to the Board in August 2024, leading to concurrent review which is not allowed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including unconfirmed service locations and lack of VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for athlete's foot due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded the claim for asthma for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed as he withdrew his claims for several conditions, including headaches, pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, Athlete's foot, hyperlipidemia, and skin conditions. The remaining issues of service connection for hypertension, fibromyalgia, and chronic fatigue syndrome are remanded.
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