The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, right and left foot, finding the conditions were causally related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's consistent reports of onset during service and self-treatment since then, coupled with the combat presumption due to his Combat Action Ribbon, supported the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis, right foot, tinea pedis, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25021026
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Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis, left foot, and generalized anxiety disorder, while denying increased ratings for knee conditions and other disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete information and need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection for tinea pedis of both feet, sleep apnea, and lumbar strain.
- Dismissed
Your appeals for service connection have been dismissed as you withdrew them prior to a final decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at Canton-Potsdam Hospital from April 1, 2009 to April 3, 2009 is being remanded due to the need for clarification and additional evidence.
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