The Veteran's initial increased disability rating for disseminated coccidioidomycosis with resection lesion of the right shoulder and debridement of the left chest and 10th rib was granted from October 1, 2009, to September 14, 2023. Service connection for generalized joint pain as secondary to service-connected coccidioidomycosis and rash as secondary to service-connected coccidioidomycosis were also granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's itraconazole therapy was considered suppressive therapy during the appellate period, requiring him to be on the medication until September 14, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Disseminated coccidioidomycosis, Generalized joint pain (other than right shoulder injury), Rash
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2026
- Citation
- 26001334
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