The Veteran's pseudofollicular barbae was rated at noncompensable due to it covering less than 5 percent of the entire body and exposed areas, without disfigurement or systemic therapy required.
The deciding factor: The disability did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes 7806, 7800, or 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofollicular barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18100347
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