Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis of the left foot and remanded claims for a bilateral foot disorder, cervical disorder, left shoulder disorder, lumbosacral disorder, right shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, and eardrum disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate due to reliance on the lack of service treatment records and failure to consider the Veteran's reported medical history. The Board found that tinea pedis of the left foot is directly related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea pedis of the left foot, bilateral foot disorder, cervical disorder, left shoulder disorder, lumbosacral disorder, right shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, eardrum disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109684
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