The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral ingrown toenails, finding that his condition is etiologically related to his active military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and concluded that his ingrown toenails are related to his time in service, resolving any doubts in favor of the claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2026
- Citation
- A26008532
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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