The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of May 20, 2014, for the award of service connection for alopecia is granted. The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability evaluation for alopecia is denied. The Veteran's claim for service connection for post-surgical occipital neuropathy secondary to his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the May 2014 claim reasonably encompassed alopecia and was distinct from a previous increased rating claim for folliculitis barbae. The Veteran's post-surgical occipital neuropathy, which began following treatment of his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae, is considered secondary to this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- alopecia, post-surgical occipital neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22041640
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