The Veteran was granted a 20 percent evaluation for alopecia effective January 25, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest date of factually ascertainable increase in disability from noncompensable to compensable level was January 25, 2020, based on evidence submitted within one year prior to the Veteran's claim for increased evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- alopecia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045951
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for alopecia, bilateral hip conditions, bilateral ankle conditions, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a nexus to service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hiatal hernia and alopecia was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for multiple conditions and denied higher initial ratings for several service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral shin splints, alopecia, and hearing loss. The right knee condition was remanded for further development.
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