The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for scarring alopecia was denied, and the effective date for the 20 percent rating was also denied.,The highest schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 7830 is 20 percent, which is the current rating assigned to the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a worsening of the condition within one year prior to the intent to file and the Veteran was in receipt of the maximum allowable rating for her scarring alopecia during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- scarring alopecia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- A24067116
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for scarring alopecia was granted with an effective date of December 19, 2008. The decision is based on newly discovered service treatment records.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for scarring alopecia and dermatitis was granted. The claim for a compensable rating for service-connected scarring alopecia was remanded.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 21, 2017 to July 20, 2020 was dismissed because he is already in receipt of a 100% combined schedular disability rating and none of his service-connected disabilities alone would warrant a TDIU.
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