The Veteran's acne keloiditis and associated scarring are currently rated as 30 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 7819 for benign skin neoplasms. The Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acne keloiditis has been manifested by facial scarring with three characteristics of disfigurement (visible or palpable tissue loss and either gross distortion or asymmetry), but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it does not demonstrate painful or unstable scars. The current 30 percent rating is appropriate based on the Veteran's symptoms and medical findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne keloiditis, Keloids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2017
- Citation
- 1749474
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