Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea versicolor and remanded the claims for service connection, pseudofolliculitis barbae, left hip strain with osteoarthritis, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, left knee strain with knee joint osteoarthritis, and right knee strain with knee joint osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinea versicolor, as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The claims for service connection were remanded due to an inadequate duty to assist error regarding unretouched color photographs and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea versicolor, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), left hip strain with osteoarthritis, right hip strain with osteoarthritis, left knee strain with knee joint osteoarthritis, right knee strain with knee joint osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103920
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