The Board granted an effective date of January 14, 2022, for the grant of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and a rating of 30 percent for PFB. The appeal was also remanded for further development regarding left upper extremity neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PFB is directly related to his active duty service, affecting more than 5% but less than 20% of the exposed area and total body area, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7813.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25050755
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a left ankle disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right eye dry eyes, cataracts of the left and right eyes, neuropathy of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, left renal arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine, recurrent subluxation of the left knee prior to May 13, 2020, left total knee replacement, disability rating in excess of 60 percent from September 1, 2021, forward for left total knee replacement, DJD of the right knee, right knee instability, burns of the bilateral ankles, linear scar of the left knee, post-surgical tender scars of the left knee, and a total disability rating due to unemployability (TDIU) based upon service-connected disabilities prior to June 14, 2019.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea versicolor and remanded the claims for service connection, pseudofolliculitis barbae, left hip strain with osteoarthritis, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, left knee strain with knee joint osteoarthritis, and right knee strain with knee joint osteoarthritis.
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