The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for pseudofoliculitis barbae and entitlement to a compensable evaluation for his left leg scar. The veteran did not have current pseudofoliculitis barbae, and there was no objective evidence of disability in his left leg scar.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the veteran's complaints exaggerated and concluded that he had no tender or painful scar warranting a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofoliculitis barbae, left leg scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0308728
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