The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than January 30, 2015, for the grant of service connection for acne conglobata as there was no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the lack of any communication from the Veteran indicating intent to file a claim for benefits before January 30, 2015, and the fact that the October 1979 Board denial is final.
- Claimed conditions
- acne conglobata
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017905
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Decisions by this judge: 915 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and acne conglobata, finding that the Veteran's conditions began during military service.,Service connection was also granted for the aggravation of pre-existing acne conglobata by military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development and consideration of whether acne conglobata should be rated separately from scleredema, as well as for extraschedular evaluation.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's claimed skin disorder, including acne conglobata, is not related to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The VA determined that the Veteran's skin disorder is not related to his military service, including exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange). The Board found insufficient evidence to establish a connection between any current skin condition and his presumed exposure during service.
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