The Veteran's claim for a 10 percent evaluation based on multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities and a compensable rating for bilateral foot onychomycosis is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under either pre-August 2018 or post-August 2018 VA regulations for onychomycosis, as it did not cover at least 5 percent of the entire body affected or require intermittent systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities, Bilateral foot onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2026
- Citation
- A26014800
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