The Veteran's service-connected Discoid Lupus Erythematosus and Scarring Alopecia with Unstable Scar have been granted a rating of 10 percent, effective from September 21, 2012. The decision also includes separate ratings for the disfigurement associated with the scarring alopecia.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's skin disabilities did not meet the criteria for higher ratings based on surface area or medication use, but granted a rating of 10 percent as they were service-connected and met the requirements under Diagnostic Code 7809-7806.
- Claimed conditions
- Discoid Lupus Erythematosus, Scarring Alopecia with Unstable Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22013483
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