The Board denied a higher disability rating for scarring alopecia and an earlier effective date for the 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date due to the maximum schedular rating being already assigned and no new, relevant evidence submitted within one year of the final decision in February 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- scarring alopecia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067116
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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