The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder condition, bilateral toenail fungus and athlete's foot, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and furuncle incision and drainage healed scar (claimed as cyst removal on buttocks with scar), but denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma associated with allergic rhinitis. The claims for service connection for prostate cancer and gum disease were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right shoulder condition, bilateral toenail fungus and athlete's foot, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and furuncle incision and drainage healed scar (claimed as cyst removal on buttocks with scar) are directly related to his active service. The sleep apnea with asthma associated with allergic rhinitis does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea with asthma associated with allergic rhinitis, right shoulder condition, bilateral toenail fungus and athlete's foot, pseudofolliculitis barbae, furuncle incision and drainage healed scar (claimed as cyst removal on buttocks with scar), prostate cancer and uncontrolled bladder, gum disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087527
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae is denied as there is no legal authority to assign an earlier effective date, and the RO has already assigned the earliest possible effective date for the award of service connection.
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