Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2004

The veteran's headaches, right leg disability (venous insufficiency and stasis dermatitis), and left leg disability (venous insufficiency and stasis dermatitis) are all found to be related to his service-connected shell fragment wounds. The veteran is granted increased evaluations for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for tinea pedis, rhinitis, tympanic membrane condition, and depression. The decision also granted service connection for residuals of a left rib injury but assigned a noncompensable rating.

The Board finds that the veteran's psychiatric disorders are not causally related to service or his service-connected aquagenic pruritus. Therefore, service connection for a chronic acquired psychiatric disorder secondary to service-connected aquagenic pruritus is denied.

The Board has dismissed the veteran's appeals on all issues related to service connection for various conditions, as he withdrew his appeal of these claims in October 2002.

The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne due to exposure to Agent Orange, finding no current diagnosis of chloracne and no link between the condition and his military service.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to evaluate his service-connected folliculitis barbae.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, a visual disorder, gastrointestinal disability, and chloracne due to exposure to Agent Orange. The appeals for special monthly compensation due to loss of use of a creative organ are remanded.

The veteran claims service connection for a skin condition due to chemical exposure, specifically Agent Orange. The VA has requested additional evidence and will conduct further examination to determine the nature of his current skin disability and its relationship to service.

The VA has denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's service-connected tinea pedis and tinea cruris, assigning a 10% rating effective May 6, 2004. The disability affects less than 20 percent of his entire body or exposed areas.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chest pain and headaches, as well as his increased rating claims. The veteran is not entitled to these benefits based on the evidence of record.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, lung disorder, bowel disorder, bladder disorder, and skin disorder (other than tinea cruris), all of which are claimed to be due to Agent Orange herbicide exposure. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board has denied service connection for skin problems and decreased vision, finding that the veteran's conditions are attributable to known clinical diagnoses and not due to undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a skin disability, including psoriasis, finding that there was no evidence of a skin disorder during service and concluding that his currently diagnosed psoriasis is not related to service.

The Board denied an increased rating for dermatitis of the neck and left shoulder, finding that the condition did not meet criteria for a higher evaluation. The claim for service connection for chloracne of the face and neck was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for acne vulgaris. The appeal was not about service connection for low back disorder.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for her service-connected plantar psoriasis is being remanded due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a new VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and increased the disability evaluation for tinea pedis to 30 percent effective July 25, 1995.

The Board found that the veteran's fungus disability of the hands and feet was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board found no evidence of dermatitis of the hands during service and denied the claim as there was insufficient medical evidence linking current skin problems to active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's fungal condition of the feet, diagnosed as tinea pedis and onychomycosis, was incurred in service due to exposure to water during his time in Vietnam.