The Board denied the appellant's claims for an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. The current medical evidence did not reveal clinical manifestations of pseudofolliculitis barbae, and his combined service-connected disability rating was 50 percent. His service-connected conditions do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The appellant's combined service-connected disability rating is 50%, which does not meet the schedular requirements for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a). The Board concluded that his conditions do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae, migraine headaches, spondylolisthesis, L5-S1
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0622147
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