The Veteran's claims for service connection for ingrown toenails, skin conditions of the lower extremities (including tinea pedis and eczema), and a gastric condition (gastritis or GERD) have been granted. The claim for service connection for shingles and epididymitis has been dismissed due to withdrawal by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ingrown toenails, skin conditions of the lower extremities, and gastric condition were found to be related to his in-service injuries and symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- ingrown toenails, epididymitis, shingles, gastric condition, skin conditions of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26025738
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's epididymitis was incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for a 40 percent disability rating for service-connected epididymitis, status post right hemiscrotal exploration, is granted as of June 21, 2019.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all issues was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing their appeal for sexual intercourse problems/erectile dysfunction during a hearing before the Board. The other claims were not decided as they lacked current diagnoses.
- Granted
The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome has been granted service connection.,The Veteran's shingles disability has been granted service connection.,Service connection for a bladder disorder is denied.,Service connection for a migraine disorder is remanded.,Service connection for a uterine fibroid disorder is remanded.
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