The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a left leg disorder, entitlement to an initial rating higher than 10 percent for facial acne and dermatitis, and entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the facial acne disability from March 22, 2012. For the facial dermatitis disability, the Board found that the evidence met the criteria for a higher initial rating of 30 percent from March 22, 2012 to June 14, 2013 and no higher.
- Claimed conditions
- Facial Acne, Facial Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20077966
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
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