The Veteran's claim for service connection for scarring alopecia was granted with an effective date of December 19, 2008. The decision is based on newly discovered service treatment records.
The deciding factor: The award of service connection was based on the newly discovered relevant service treatment records that were received after the initial denial in September 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- scarring alopecia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2026
- Citation
- A26030372
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lupus and related conditions render her in need of regular aid and attendance, leading to the grant of special monthly compensation based on this need.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for scarring alopecia and dermatitis was granted. The claim for a compensable rating for service-connected scarring alopecia was remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for scarring alopecia was denied, and the effective date for the 20 percent rating was also denied.,The highest schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 7830 is 20 percent, which is the current rating assigned to the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from December 21, 2017 to July 20, 2020 was dismissed because he is already in receipt of a 100% combined schedular disability rating and none of his service-connected disabilities alone would warrant a TDIU.
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