Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 30 percent rating for disfiguration due to service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae, folliculitis occlusion triad, and hidradenitis suppurativa with associated scars during the period from March 31, 2001 to April 27, 2015; granted a separate 10 percent rating for an unstable posterior scalp scar from November 1, 2002 to September 4, 2003; and denied higher ratings during other periods.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of the Veteran's service-connected skin disorder and associated scars as documented in medical records and examinations over various periods.
- Claimed conditions
- Pseudofolliculitis barbae, Folliculitis occlusion triad, Hidradenitis suppurativa
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084914
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