The Board granted service connection for a skin disability of the left lower extremity, diagnosed as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, which was caused by treatment for her service-connected lumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's skin disability is directly related to treatment for her service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092353
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder from May 5, 2023, but denied an increased rating in excess of 50 percent prior to that date and a compensable rating for post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability other than acne or dermatitis, finding that her current skin conditions are not related to her in-service skin conditions and do not meet the criteria for direct, secondary, or presumptive service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin condition, including blepharitis of both eyes, seborrheic dermatitis, acne vulgaris, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae with post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, including on the bilateral lower extremities, is being remanded due to incomplete examination results and need for updated medical records.
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