The Board has found that an initial rating of 50 percent, but not greater, prior to December 10, 2012 is warranted for the appellant’s acne vulgaris with residual scarring on the face and neck. A rating greater than 80 percent from December 10, 2012 is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish six or more characteristics of disfigurement, or visible or palpable tissue loss and either gross distortion or asymmetry of three or more features or sets of features for the period prior to December 10, 2012. The appellant is already in receipt of the maximum schedular rating from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne vulgaris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159366
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What this means for you
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