The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right knee disability and an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence did not demonstrate a direct relationship between the Veteran's current right knee disability and his active service or service-connected left knee disability. The Board also found that the Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae did not warrant an initial compensable evaluation as it was manifested by itching, bumps on the skin, flare-ups lasting three to four days, small papules on the chin, hyperpigmentation of less than six square inches, with skin lesions covering one percent of the exposed area and one percent relative to the whole body.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Pseudofolliculitis Barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2009
- Citation
- 0924401
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