The veteran's furunculosis of the buttocks is not shown to meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating, and he does not have any other service-connected disabilities that would warrant a total compensation rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows recurrent but non-exacerbated furunculosis affecting less than 5% of exposed areas without requiring intermittent systemic therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- furunculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2008
- Citation
- 0836942
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