The Veteran's service-connected Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) is rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective July 15, 2013.
The deciding factor: The predominant disability was determined to be superficial acne following shaving, which most nearly approximates deep acne affecting less than 40 percent of the face and neck under Diagnostic Code 7828.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189841
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, right knee strain, left knee strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain and generalized anxiety disorder, and throbbing head pain on a direct basis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied increased ratings for various disabilities including back, lower extremity radiculopathy, knee, facial scar, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and erectile dysfunction.
- Partly granted
The appeal was dismissed for the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, and service connection for migraine headaches was restored. Several claims for service connection were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae and a rating in excess of 50 percent for the associated scars.
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