The veteran's service records show he had symptoms of pseudofolliculitis barbae and sinusitis/rhinitis during his military service. The VA examinations confirmed these conditions, leading to a grant of service connection for both.
The deciding factor: Service medical records documented the presence of pseudofolliculitis barbae and sinusitis/rhinitis during the veteran's active duty, which supported the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae, sinusitis/rhinitis, residuals of an injury to the left jaw
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0217562
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of sinusitis/rhinitis to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing the relationship between the Veteran's condition and her service.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a sleep disability, claimed as sleep apnea, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.
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