The Veteran's claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has a current disability of PFB that had its onset during service and is related to his military service. Service connection for low back disability is remanded as there are insufficient medical records to determine if any diagnosed condition is related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current low back disabilities are related to service, necessitating further examination and review of the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Low Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19178823
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.
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