The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and entitlement to TDIU. The Veteran's claim for service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of a direct relationship between his military service and his current psychiatric condition, nor could it be established that his psychiatric disorder was due to or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities. For the TDIU claim, the Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected conditions alone.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a direct relationship between the Veteran's military service and his current psychiatric condition, nor could it be established that his psychiatric disorder was due to or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities. The Board also found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for a TDIU based on his service-connected conditions alone.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne keloidalis nuchae, Folliculitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22067205
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 30 percent rating for service-connected acne keloidalis nuchae (ACN) from April 1, 2025.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date of February 6, 2024, for the award of a 10 percent rating for folliculitis. The Veteran's claim was pending since January 17, 2014, but the evidence did not show that his disability manifested at a 10 percent level prior to February 6, 2024.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for arterioslerotic heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, chloracne, dermatitis, folliculitis, actinic keratosis, and dyshydrosis have been granted.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's arterioslerotic heart disease to include status post coronary artery bypass graft from July 25, 2011. The hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and chloracne claims are also granted under presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, lung problems, jaw problems, and folliculitis due to the Veteran's inability to report for VA examinations.
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