Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and a higher rating thereafter. The claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability was granted and is no longer in appellate status.
The deciding factor: The Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) did not issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) following the December 2024 VA skin examination, requiring a remand.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25000454
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