The Veteran's tinea corporis is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board finds that it does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the pre-amendment version of Diagnostic Code 7813.
The deciding factor: The May 2017 VA examination showed that the Veteran's tinea corporis affected less than 5 percent of his total body area and none of the exposed areas, and did not require intermittent systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs for a total duration of less than six weeks during the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea corporis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2026
- Citation
- A26008200
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals of the June 2025 and July 2024 rating decisions regarding entitlement to a compensable disability rating for tinea corporis / tinea versicolor with left great toe onychomycosis, as well as the proposal to decrease the Veteran's disability rating. The reduction from 30% to noncompensable was found proper based on improvement in the condition.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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