The Veteran's service-connected alopecia is manifested by thinning and severe hair loss on the crown, but without loss of all body hair. The Board finds that a compensable disability rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's service connected carpal tunnel of the right upper extremity is manifested by symptoms more closely approximating moderate incomplete paralysis. The Board finds that entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: Neither of the criteria for a higher evaluation under any other skin Diagnostic Code were met, as the Veteran's service-connected alopecia does not result in loss of all body hair or scarring alopecia affecting more than 20 percent of the scalp and face.,The evidence did not show that her carpal tunnel manifested functional impairment to the extent that higher ratings may be assigned. The Board found that the level of impairment was most analogous to mild incomplete paralysis.
- Claimed conditions
- alopecia, carpal tunnel of the right upper extremity, carpal tunnel of the left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24059970
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