The Board granted service connection for dry skin with pseudofolliculitis barbae and denied service connection for color blindness. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported the Veteran's claim for dry skin with pseudofolliculitis barbae, but not for color blindness due to a lack of credible medical evidence supporting a current diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- dry skin with pseudofolliculitis barbae, color blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090817
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 869 · Granted: 44% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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