The Veteran's skin disorder, which includes pseudo folliculitis barbae and eczema, is now rated at 60 percent effective from May 18, 2020. The left knee disability remains rated at 30 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran's skin condition had worsened such that he filed a claim for an increased rating on May 18, 2020, which was the date of receipt of his claim and also when the increase in disability occurred.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudo folliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069280
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for pseudo folliculitis barbae and denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, finding that the evidence did not support an earlier date than May 4, 2023.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The decision does not affect the right of an eligible person to take the Veteran's place to continue the appeal on the pending claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for pseudo folliculitis barbae was dismissed because the appellant withdrew his appeal.
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