The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected tinea versicolor with photosensitivity, finding that his painful and unstable right ear scar warrants this rating. The decision is based on the criteria set forth in DCs 7800 to 7805 for scars.
The deciding factor: The predominant disability associated with the Veteran's tinea versicolor with photosensitivity was found to be his painful and unstable right ear scar, which meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating under DC 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea versicolor, photosensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24034414
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