The Board has granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) due to the Veteran's in-service shaving requirements. The right knee and left foot conditions are being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding their relationship to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The examiner is requested to provide an opinion as to whether any currently diagnosed right knee condition or left foot condition was (1) caused by or (2) aggravated by the Veteran's left knee disability, right shin disability, and/or low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB), Right Knee Condition, Left Foot Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1735562
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal to revise the effective date for a 50% disability rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) is dismissed because the July 2024 proposed rating decision was not an appealable determination.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee conditions, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions are more likely than not related to his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for PFB is denied as the condition did not manifest through scarring or disfigurement during the appeal period.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee condition is related to his service-connected left knee, back, and bilateral foot disabilities. The decision grants entitlement to service connection for this condition.
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