The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded the remaining claims for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence was sufficient to establish a nexus between the Veteran's current diagnosis of PFB and his in-service diagnosis, despite an inadequate opinion from the VA examiner. The remaining claims were remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation or aggravation by service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae, left shoulder arthritis (secondary to right shoulder), left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, depression (secondary to service-connected disabilities), PTSD prior to May 6, 2024, erectile dysfunction (priapism) secondary to service-connected disabilities, right little hammer toe, left little hammer toe, total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087660
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