The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the effective date for the award of service connection for PFB was denied.
The deciding factor: No new and relevant evidence was received within one year of the October 2016 final rating decision to reopen the claim for PFB. The earliest effective date available is March 21, 2022, when VA received a supplemental claim from the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB), Headaches, Chronic Jock Itch, Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Left Shoulder Disability, Right Shoulder Disability, Left Knee Disability, Right Knee Disability, Low Back Disability, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Respiratory Disability (chronic upper respiratory infections, URI with allergies and sinusitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24061184
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