The Veteran's appeal for a compensable rating for PFB prior to July 19, 2012, from September 20, 2012, to May 9, 2013, and from May 12, 2014, to February 24, 2016; a rating in excess of 30 percent from July 19, 2012, to September 19, 2012, from May 10, 2013, to May 11, 2014, and from February 25, 2016, to August 25, 2016; and a rating in excess of 10 percent from August 26, 2016, to the present has been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for these staged increased ratings for PFB prior to July 19, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB), Bilateral Pes Planus, Bilateral Hallux Valgus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20063071
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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A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot.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.
- Dismissed
The appeal to revise the effective date for a 50% disability rating for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) is dismissed because the July 2024 proposed rating decision was not an appealable determination.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for PFB is denied as the condition did not manifest through scarring or disfigurement during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection of chronic fatigue syndrome and vertigo are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors. The PFB claim is denied as the disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Granted
Service connection for Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB) is granted. The appeal of a deferral of service connection for PFB is dismissed.
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