The Board dismissed the appeals for increased ratings and special monthly compensation for hydroceles, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea versicolor with bilateral onychomycosis due to concurrent elections. The claim for service connection for bilateral hand disabilities was remanded.
The deciding factor: The appeal was dismissed due to a prohibited concurrent election under the modernized review system, and the claim for service connection for bilateral hand disabilities was remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea versicolor with bilateral onychomycosis (toenail fungus), bilateral hand disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055542
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Decisions by this judge: 785 · Granted: 47% (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 remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals because they were not filed within one year of the rating decisions, and no good cause was shown for the delay.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding of any current disability related to his military service.,Service connection has also been denied for other conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea and voiding dysfunction.
- Partly granted
The veteran's heart disability is service-connected due to a psychiatric condition. The claim for a compensable rating for the right index finger was withdrawn. Claims for bilateral calcaneus heel spurs, bilateral tibial stress fracture, and tinea versicolor with toenail fungus were dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral wrist and hand disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions were not incurred or aggravated during his military service.
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