The Board denied the veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for acne keloidalis nuchae and a scar, status post perianal fistulotomy. The conditions are currently rated as they were initially granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's conditions met or approximated the criteria for higher ratings under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne keloidalis nuchae, Scar, status post perianal fistulotomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0636495
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,738 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 30 percent rating for service-connected acne keloidalis nuchae (ACN) from April 1, 2025.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for acne keloidalis nuchae to schedule an examination to assess scarring and determine if a higher rating is warranted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's acne keloidalis nuchae is rated at 10 percent, the minimum rating available under current criteria. The condition does not meet or approximate any higher rating based on disfigurement, instability, pain, or other factors.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to TDIU. The Veteran's claim for service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of a direct relationship between his military service and his current psychiatric condition, nor could it be established that his psychiatric disorder was due to or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities. For the TDIU claim, the Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected conditions alone.
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