The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae as there was no evidence of characteristic lesions involving at least 5 percent of the entire body or exposed areas, nor any intermittent systemic therapy over the past 12 months.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's PFB did not meet the criteria for a compensable disability rating because it did not involve at least 5 percent of the entire body affected or at least 5 percent of exposed area affected, and there was no evidence of intermittent systemic therapy over the last 12 months.

Claimed conditions

pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 18, 2025

Citation

A25100320

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