The Board granted service connection for folliculitis and denied the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for rectal disability, specifically pruritus ani, and for service connection for vision loss. Migraine headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and sleep disturbance were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of folliculitis began during active service, while there was no evidence of a current disability of vision loss or other conditions on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- pruritus ani, folliculitis, vision loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023500
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 719 · Granted: 54% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for pseudofolliculitis barbae and hypertrophic scarring as secondary to now service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae are granted. The remaining claims of entitlement to service connection for a skin condition other than pseudofolliculitis barbae, bilateral toenail fungus, and genital warts or syphilis are remanded due to the need for additional development.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
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