The appeal regarding whether the finding of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in a June 14, 2019, rating decision that assigned two separate evaluations of 10 percent as a skin disability and 30 percent as facial scarring for the Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) was proper, is denied.
The deciding factor: The error in the June 2019 rating decision was outcome-determinative and undebatable. The correct application of 38 C.F.R. § 4.118(b), effective August 7, 2018, required only a single evaluation for PFB based on facial scarring under DC 7800.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25052927
What this means for you
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