The Board granted an effective date of August 15, 2017, for an 80 percent rating for acne scarring of the head, face, or neck and a 20 percent rating for acne scarring on other body parts.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a factually ascertainable worsening within one year prior to the claim date, allowing earlier effective dates under applicable law.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne scarring of the head, face, or neck, Acne scarring, painful, Acne scarring, anterior trunk, Acne scarring, right upper extremity, Acne scarring, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067053
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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