The Board granted service connection for athlete's foot, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during her period of ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's current athlete's foot and an in-service injury or disease incurred during ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- athlete's foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25037618
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for athlete's foot to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for athlete's foot due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the lack of a current disability for athlete's foot, left foot pain, right ankle pain, and vision disorder. The claims for tinnitus and erectile dysfunction were also dismissed as they were fully granted in a subsequent rating decision.
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