Pernorio v. Derwinski

IVERS, Associate Judge:

Michael A. Pernorio, Jr., appeals from a June 20, 1990, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which denied him an increased evaluation for his service-connected cystic acne with scrotal nodule. The Court holds that the BVA applied a standard that exceeded that found in the relevant regulation in order to support its conclusion that the veteran’s condition did not warrant an increase; in so doing, the BVA committed legal error. We also find that the BVA did not adequately address evidence of facial scarring and that the Board did not provide adequate reasons…