The Veteran's residual hyperpigmentation of the face due to folliculitis is rated at 60 percent, effective from the date of this decision.
The deciding factor: The VHA expert medical opinion concluded that the oral antibiotic treatment used by the Veteran throughout the period on appeal was both systemic and 'like or similar to' an immunosuppressive drug.
- Claimed conditions
- folliculitis, hyperpigmentation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132313
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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