The Board has restored the Veteran's rating for onychomycosis of bilateral feet from noncompensable to 10 percent effective June 1, 2025.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show sustained improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- onychomycosis of bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2026
- Citation
- A26040723
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Board will obtain any outstanding private treatment records and provide the Veteran with an additional VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection for onychomycosis of bilateral feet and right ankle disability has been granted. The issue of an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the right ankle disability is being remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding all issues, including service connection for various ankle and knee disabilities, sinus disorder, left thumb sprain, lumbar strain, shoulder degenerative joint disease, and onychomycosis of bilateral feet. The appeal is dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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