Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2009

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection for psoriasis, arthritis, Thompson's myotonia, chronic left knee disability, and chronic right knee disability. The evidence did not show any current disabilities or a link to service.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's in-service skin complaints and his current diagnoses, including tinea pedia.

The VA determined that the Veteran's service-connected irritant/contact dermatitis does not warrant a compensable rating as it is intermittent and requires only topical treatment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further evaluation and consideration of his acne condition, as the current record does not provide sufficient information to determine the appropriate rating.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his claimed conditions are not related to his military service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for impotence, keratosis pilaris, xerosis, and superficial folliculitis as due to an undiagnosed illness.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, fatigue, shortness of breath, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, tinea pedis and tinea capitis, and headaches as they are not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acne and a right knee disorder due to lack of evidence showing current disabilities or in-service disease or injury.

The Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus, Chloracne, and Coronary artery disease are all found to be related to his military service. The Board granted the claims for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was denied as his combined disability rating is less than the threshold requirements for TDIU.

The Veteran seeks service connection for psoriasis, which he contends is due to herbicide exposure. The case is being remanded as the Board must consider all theories of entitlement and determine if there is a direct relationship between his current condition and service.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including obtaining a VA examination and considering the Veteran's claims for service connection on both direct and secondary (including by aggravation) basis.

The Veteran's chloracne is rated at 30 percent under the schedular criteria. Given its severity, an additional 10 percent rating for extraschedular purposes has been granted to reach a total of 40 percent.

The Veteran's initial evaluation for dysthymic disorder was increased to 50 percent, but his claims for service connection for other conditions were not granted due to lack of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a scar above the left eye, chronic headaches, and a right foot disability was denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities or a link to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board hearing. The issues include seeking initial compensable disability ratings for prostate cancer, impotence secondary to prostate cancer, and tinea pedis.

The VA denied the appellant's claims for increased ratings for his tinea cruris with dermatitis and residuals of compound fracture, right thumb, with dislocation of right little finger. The VA found that the disability did not warrant a higher rating based on the evidence provided.

The Veteran's claim for an automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only is denied as he does not meet the criteria set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 3.808 due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied an increased evaluation for eczemoid dermatitis, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under VA's rating schedule.

The Board has granted service connection for infertility and eczema, and assigned a 10% disability rating for the left breast lump. The anemia claim is not addressed as it was not on appeal.