Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for a higher rating for tinea versicolor with pseudofolliculitis barbae due to inadequate examinations and incomplete medical records.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not adequately address the frequency, duration, characteristics, and severity of flare-ups of the skin condition throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea versicolor, pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001275
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