The veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis scars are assigned a 10 percent evaluation, effective from September 23, 2004. The hearing loss in the left ear is rated as Level I (mild to moderate high frequency sensorineural hearing loss). The issue of entitlement to a compensable evaluation for multiple noncompensable service-connected disabilities under 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 is dismissed as moot due to the award of a 10 percent evaluation for pseudofolliculitis scars.
The deciding factor: The veteran's pseudofolliculitis scars are rated based on their impact on skin condition, meeting the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7806 (eczema) due to itching involving an exposed surface. The hearing loss in the left ear is rated as Level I.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0526083
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