Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for additional development to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the April 2024 rating decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examination was inadequate as it did not determine what percentage of the Veteran's entire body or exposed areas were affected by pseudofolliculitis barbae, making it insufficient for rating purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae (tinea barbae)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103488
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