Granted
The Board granted effective dates of May 19, 2022, for the assignment of a 30 percent evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae and for the grant of a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU), and July 16, 2020, for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding the date entitlement arose for an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as May 19, 2022, based on continuous pursuit of the claim and evidence indicating symptoms may have been present from that date.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), major depressive disorder (MDD), recurrent episode, moderate, with anxious distress and erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102903
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