The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for folliculitis barbae has been dismissed as the Veteran requested to withdraw his appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s representative withdrew the appeal before the Board could make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- folliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193666
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected folliculitis barbae has been granted an initial rating of 60 percent, effective from the date of award.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary due to the unavailability of service treatment records and the need for further verification of in-service stressors related to PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied restoration of a 10 percent rating for folliculitis barbae and remanded the issue of entitlement to an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD.
- Denied
The VA denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for folliculitis barbae, as the condition does not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the current skin disease regulations.
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