The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral pes cavus, left wrist tenosynovitis, neck sprain with cervicalgia and cervical spondylosis, nasal turbinate hypertrophy, and seborrheic dermatitis, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis of the nails.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's conditions met or approximated the criteria for higher ratings under applicable rating codes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes cavus, left wrist tenosynovitis, neck sprain with cervicalgia and cervical spondylosis, nasal turbinate hypertrophy, seborrheic dermatitis, tinea pedis, and onychomycosis of the nails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046821
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left and right wrist tenosynovitis, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were caused by her military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and bilateral pes cavus, finding that the Veteran's conditions first manifested during active duty service and were not aggravated by such service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes cavus and bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's conditions were aggravated by his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral knee strain, lumbosacral strain, and migraine and tension headaches are found to have had their onset during service. Service connection is granted for these conditions.,The Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes cavus was aggravated by active duty service. Service connection is granted for this condition.
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