The Board has granted an increased rating to 30 percent for the veteran's service-connected alopecia areata and folliculitis, effective from May 1, 1997.
The deciding factor: The disability is rated as a disfiguring scar under DC 7800 due to its cosmetic impact on the veteran's appearance.
- Claimed conditions
- Alopecia Areata, Folliculitis Decalvans
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0023055
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for left knee strain and right leg shin splints, granted a 10 percent rating for right ankle strain, and remanded several other issues including service connection claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia and alopecia areata was denied. The Board found that the severity, frequency, and duration of her symptoms more closely approximated a 50 percent disability rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for PTSD, lumbar strain, GERD, migraines, and alopecia areata were denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection for these conditions have not been established.
- Denied
The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder, is rated at 50 percent and denied an increased rating.,The Veteran's alopecia areata is currently rated noncompensable and denied.
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