The Board denied a compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and tinea versicolor with psoriasis affecting the left great toe prior to June 4, 2022 and from June 4, 2023. However, it granted a 10 percent disability rating for TV affecting the left great toe from June 4, 2022 to June 4, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's skin conditions did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under the General Rating Formula for the Skin due to the lack of characteristic lesions involving at least five percent of the entire body or exposed areas affected, except for a period from June 4, 2022 to June 4, 2023 where intermittent systemic therapy was required.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), tinea versicolor with psoriasis (TV) affecting the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020109
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