Denied
The Board denied the appeal for restoration of a higher rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, as the reduction from 60 percent to 10 percent was deemed proper due to improvement in the condition.
The deciding factor: Improvement in the Veteran's pseudofolliculitis barbae, sufficient to warrant a reduction of the disability rating to 10 percent under the applicable rating criteria, was demonstrated as of October 1, 2024.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086468
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