The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 60 percent for cystic acne and facial scarring has been granted, with a current effective date of October 7, 2009. The Veteran is currently rated at 60 percent for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's cystic acne and facial scarring involved visible or palpable tissue loss and either gross distortion or asymmetry of three or more features (chin, forehead, cheeks).
- Claimed conditions
- Cystic acne, Facial scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1405652
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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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