The Board granted an effective date of April 22, 1998 for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for PFB with acne vulgaris and seborrheic dermatitis.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records dated March 22, 1998 constituted an informal claim for an increased rating for PFB. The earliest date of which it is factually ascertainable that the veteran met the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation was April 22, 1998.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), acne vulgaris, seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- September 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0833172
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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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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