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Repatriation Medical Authority Statement

Ingrowing nail - Poor foot hygiene Factor

Last reviewed for CCPS 12 March 2008.

Investigative Documents

Claimant Report - Poor Foot Hygiene - Ingrowing Nail [CR9291]

Medical Report - Poor Foot Hygiene - Ingrowing Nail [MR9399]

Preliminary questions [650]

39054the condition under consideration is ingrowing toenail.

5848

the veteran has had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body at some time.

7334

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred after the end of the veteran's last period of VEA service.

7335

the condition under consideration permanently worsened.

5860

the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

5851the veteran has established the causal connection between the poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body and VEA service for the clinical worsening of ingrowing nail.

5854the veteran has established the causal connection between the poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body and operational service for the clinical worsening of ingrowing nail.

or

5855the veteran has established the causal connection between the poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body and eligible service for the clinical worsening of ingrowing nail.

Clinical worsening and operational service [5854]

5861

on operational service, the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

39538

as a causal result of operational service, the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

39399

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred before the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body on operational service.

or

6155

the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration as a consequence of an illness or injury which is identifiable.

6197the identified illness or injury which caused the poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body is causally related to operational service.

6156

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of operational service to which the identified illness or injury that caused the poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body is causally related.

Clinical worsening and eligible service [5855]

5863

on eligible service, the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

5864

as a causal result of eligible service, the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration.

39400

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred before the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body on eligible service.

or

6155

the veteran had poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body within the seven days before the clinical worsening of the condition under consideration as a consequence of an illness or injury which is identifiable.

6198the identified illness or injury which caused the poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body is causally related to eligible service.

6157

the clinical onset of the condition under consideration occurred prior to that part of eligible service to which the identified illness or injury that caused the poor foot hygiene of side and site of the body is causally related.