The Board granted restoration of the 30% rating for cystic acne and restored a separate 30% rating for painful scars of the back and groin, effective November 1, 2021.
The deciding factor: The reduction in the rating from 30 percent to 10 percent disabling for cystic acne was improper due to insufficient evidence showing material improvement or that any such improvement would be maintained under ordinary conditions of life. The discontinuance/severance of a separate compensable disability rating for painful scars of the back and groin, associated with service-connected cystic acne, was proper.
- Claimed conditions
- cystic acne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053872
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,913 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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