Skin conditions (dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis) decisions — 2010

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's service dental records are consistent with her statements that a cap was placed on tooth #9 during service due to trauma. The Board has granted the purpose of VA outpatient dental treatment for this condition.

The Board is remanding the case to provide proper notice regarding the reopening of claims for service connection for hypertension and dermatitis.

The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure and denied service connection for the Veteran's skin disability, including chloracne, as it is not presumed to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's acne keloidalis has been manifested by superficial acne with papules and pustules, but does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's tinea cruris, or any other skin disability found, is related to his service. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinea does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as it involves less than 20 percent of his entire body and exposed surfaces. The current evaluation is adequate.

The Veteran is granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae (claimed as shaving condition) incurred during active service.,Service connection is denied for prostate disability, as the claim was not submitted prior to October 6, 2003.

The Veteran's tinea pedis with bilateral onychomycosis has been rated at 10 percent since the date of his increased rating claim, effective as of when he first filed for an increase in disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate examination and the need for further development.

The Board found that the Veteran's psoriasis was not incurred in or aggravated by his period of active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and dermatitis are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for scarring of the left inner thigh is denied. His claim for tinea cruris, status post staphylococcus aureus infection, and its associated groin scarring are granted.

The Veteran's depression is service connected. Service connection for varicose veins of the right leg and left leg was granted with a 10 percent evaluation effective September 9, 2004.

The Board found that the Veteran's psoriasis with exfoliative dermatitis did not have its onset during service and is unrelated to anti-malarial medication he was prescribed, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the claims to reopen for residuals of insect bites and gastrointestinal disorder have been remanded due to new evidence not being presented.

The Veteran's eczema was granted service connection and assigned a 10 percent rating effective June 29, 2009. The right foot disability was also found to be incurred in service.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from obtaining and retaining all forms of substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, dermographism claimed as psoriasis, and a low back disorder due to new evidence submitted since the last final denial. The Veteran's disability manifested by psoriasis is found to be related to his active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for folliculitis and tinnitus, finding that the earliest date of claim was June 7, 2006.