Partly granted
The Board granted a 50% rating for PFB from December 23, 2013, to January 6, 2016, and 30% ratings since then, but denied an increased rating in excess of 60%.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's condition met the criteria for a higher rating based on disfigurement and painful scarring, but not enough to warrant a rating above 60%.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25003820
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