Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2008

The veteran's service-connected tinea versicolor is rated as 30 percent disabling from August 30, 2004 to present and rated as 10 percent prior to that date. The RO has denied the claim for an increased rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board has remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chest and trunk acne and scalp seborrheic dermatitis due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination.

The Board is remanding the case to the RO for further proceedings consistent with a Court decision, including providing VCAA compliance and reopening claims of service connection.

The veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for chloracne and PTSD are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling examinations.

The veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31 was denied due to his failure to cooperate in the pursuit of vocational services and maintain satisfactory conduct.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to determine if the veteran's pre-existing psoriasis was aggravated by service. The claim of service connection for arthritis secondary to psoriasis is deferred until the psoriasis claim is fully developed.

The Board has granted service connection for tinea cruris with furunculosis, but denied the claim of a throat condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and Psoriasis due to a lack of credible supporting evidence that the claimed in-service stressors occurred, as well as insufficient medical evidence linking current symptoms to service.

The Board denied the reopening of the claim for service connection for dermatitis of the left hand due to lack of new and material evidence. The TDIU claim is considered pending but not adjudicated as it's in an 'unknown' status.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings on conjunctivitis, acneform dermatitis, ethmoid sinusitis, and mechanical low back pain are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.

The veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, arthritis of the bilateral knees, residuals of asbestos exposure, and tinea pedis were all denied. The Board found no direct evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive exposure basis.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA clinical records and scheduling a current examination to assess his service-connected pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The VA found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability evaluations or service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne and bilateral peripheral neuropathy, finding no current diagnoses of these conditions. The appeal is based on presumed exposure to herbicides during active duty in Vietnam.

The veteran's scalp folliculitis was rated at 10% prior to August 17, 2004. From that date forward, the condition is not compensable under VA rating criteria. The veteran's gastrointestinal disorder has been assigned a maximum (30%) rating since June 1999.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a rating in excess of 20 percent for hemorrhoids, finding that his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under VA's rating schedule.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and a right testicle epididymal cyst, to include as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The AOJ must adjudicate these claims with consideration of all additional evidence since issuance of the most recent statement of the case.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including spinal injury with cervical spur and lumbar arthritis, cervical spine radiculopathy, viral syndrome, hyperlipidemia, bilateral leg cramps, weight gain from reduced physical mobility, concussion, dizziness, seizures and cerebral vascular accident, throat disability (trouble swallowing), disability of the abdomen and viscera, and bilateral foot disability were denied due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and dermatitis, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.