The veteran's claim for an increased rating for acne vulgaris and folliculitis is being remanded. The claim to reopen his previously denied service connection claim for bronchial asthma was denied due to the lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for bronchial asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne vulgaris, Folliculitis, Bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0700486
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for acne vulgaris is dismissed. Service connection for tinnitus is granted, but the left foot disability claim is remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bronchial asthma has been rated at 30% since January 7, 2004. The Board has now granted a 60% rating effective from November 14, 2024, based on the evidence showing FEV-1/FVC of 40 to 55 percent during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's bronchial asthma is rated at 60 percent since March 31, 1997. The Board found the current rating of 60 percent to be correct based on post-bronchodilator FEV-1 and FVC measurements.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of February 6, 2024, for the award of a 10 percent rating for folliculitis. The Veteran's claim was pending since January 17, 2014, but the evidence did not show that his disability manifested at a 10 percent level prior to February 6, 2024.
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