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
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected skin disabilities (psuedofolliculitis barbae and acne keloidalis nuchae) were combined to enable a higher, 30 percent, rating. Sleep apnea was found to be incurred in service, while the other claims for weight gain and left knee disability were denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae is being remanded due to the failure of the veteran to appear for a scheduled examination. The case will be readjudicated after the requested development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for consideration of both the old and new criteria, and a VA examination to determine the current level of his service-connected skin disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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