The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), but granted service connection for left sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, and right shoulder pain.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of PTSD do not warrant a rating in excess of 50 percent; the evidence does not support a compensable rating for PFB; however, the evidence supports service connection for left and right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia as secondary to chronic low back pain, and for right shoulder pain due to onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), Left sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, Right sciatic radicular pain and paresthesia, Right shoulder pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099048
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