The veteran's service-connected facial acne and left varicocele were not found to warrant a compensable evaluation. The claims for PTSD, substance abuse as secondary to PTSD, right ear hearing loss, and TDIU are also denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of disfigurement or significant tissue loss associated with the service-connected facial acne, which precluded a higher rating under current criteria. For left varicocele, there were no findings indicating severe pain or other disabling symptoms warranting a compensable evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Facial Acne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0726461
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