The Board has granted a 30 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae, finding that his condition meets the criteria for this rating. The claim for secondary service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and acne vulgaris is also granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae manifested as extensive lesions and disfiguring hyperpigmentation, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7806. The secondary service connection claims for seborrheic dermatitis and acne vulgaris were also granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Acne Vulgaris, Seborrheic Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1543351
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