The appeal for service connection for acne scarring was dismissed because there was no rating decision that could be appealed under the Appeals Modernization Act.
The deciding factor: No rating decision issued on or after February 19, 2019, addressed the Veteran's acne scarring claim, making it ineligible for an appeal via VA Form 10182.
- Claimed conditions
- acne scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008779
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's chloracne and acne scarring are related to herbicide agent exposure during service. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the other issues.
- Denied
The VA has determined that the veteran's acne scarring and acne vulgaris do not warrant a rating in excess of 30 percent, as there is no evidence of extensive exfoliation, crusting, systemic or nervous manifestations. The condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under either the old or new skin disability rating criteria.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected folliculitis and acne scarring of the face, neck, back, and chest was denied because he failed to report for a necessary VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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