The Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis is rated at a 30 percent initial evaluation from December 20, 2019, to the present. Separate evaluations of 10 percent are granted for scars associated with pseudofolliculitis on the left chin, right chin, and upper anterior neck.
The deciding factor: The VA examination showed characteristic lesions affecting at least 20-40% of the total exposed area from December 20, 2019, to the present, meeting the criteria for a 30 percent initial evaluation under Diagnostic Code 7806. The scars associated with pseudofolliculitis are rated separately based on their characteristics.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20071858
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection and rating claims, resulting in the dismissal of each claim.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, but denied increased ratings for the Veteran's foot, cervical spine, lumbosacral spine, psychiatric disorder, and other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for pseudofolliculitis, finding that there was no current disability and no evidence of a relationship between the claimed condition and military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a need for further development of evidence.
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