The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating and an earlier effective date for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The deciding factor: The appellant's pseudofolliculitis barbae affected less than 5 percent of his total body area and required no more than topical therapy, which warranted a noncompensable disability rating under the rating criteria. The evidence did not support an earlier effective date for service connection as the claim was properly denied in July 2016.

Claimed conditions

pseudofolliculitis barbae

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 7, 2025

Citation

A25097201

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