The Board denied an effective date prior to April 22, 1998 for the assignment of a 50 percent rating for PFB with acne vulgaris and seborrheic dermatitis. The Veteran's claim was not granted.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records dated November 22, 1988 constituted an informal claim for an increased rating for PFB with acne vulgaris and seborrheic dermatitis, but 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
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1019727
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What this means for you
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