The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for consideration of unretouched color photographs in evaluating the veteran's service-connected psuedofolliculitis barbae, currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that review of the unretouched photographs would be helpful for assigning the appropriate rating due to the veteran's claim of scarring and hyperpigmentation resulting from the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- psuedofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0631750
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 23, 2011 for the grant of service connection for psuedofolliculitis barbae was granted. The claim to reopen his PTSD and depression claims was also granted. However, he is still denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's psuedofolliculitis barbae covers between 20 to 40 percent of exposed skin, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent rating.
- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals regarding all issues on appeal, including the initial compensable ratings for gouty joint inflammation of the bilateral first MTP joints, psuedofolliculitis barbae and onychomycosis of the bilateral great toenails.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for psuedofolliculitis barbae and periodontal disease, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service.
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