The veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, left patellofemoral syndrome, arthritis of both feet, and arthritis of the left knee are all granted. The rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae is increased to 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected conditions were found to meet the criteria for a 10 percent evaluation based on new evidence that reopened his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae, bilateral hearing loss, acquired psychiatric disorder, left patellofemoral syndrome, arthritis of both feet, arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0807665
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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