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
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