Partly granted
The Board denied a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and tinea pedis, granted a 10 percent disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and remanded claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, bilateral metatarsalgia foot pain, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence did not support a compensable rating for tinea pedis or a higher rating for PFB, but supported a 10 percent rating for PFB due to its effect on exposed areas. The claims for service connection were remanded as further development was needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), Tinea pedis, Bilateral shin splints, Left knee strain, Right knee strain, Bilateral metatarsalgia foot pain, Obstructive sleep apnea, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088943
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